Psalms 46 · Verse 6

Psalms 46:6

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalms 46:6, King James Version

Psalms 46:6 in other translations

BSBNations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
WEBThe nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.
ASVThe nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
YLTTroubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.
DARBYThe nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
BBEThe nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.
WebsterThe heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

What does Psalms 46:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Compare Psa 46:2). earth melted--all powers dissolved by His mere word (Psa 75:3; Ho 2:22).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 The heathen raged - There had been terrible wars on all hands, and mighty states were crushed, when the poor Jews were, by the especial favor of God, kept in peace and safety. Kingdoms were moved while they were preserved. He uttered his voice - These words seem to refer to thunder, lightning, and earthquake. The expressions, however, may be figurative, and refer to the wars and desolations already mentioned. God gave the command; and one empire was cast down, and another was raised up.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 46:6-11
Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of lasting peace. Let us pray for the speedy approach of these glorious days, and in silent submission let us worship and trust in our almighty Sovereign. Let all believers triumph in this, that the Lord of hosts, the God of Jacob, has been, is, and will be with us; and will be our Refuge. Mark this, take the comfort, and say, If God be for us, who can be against us? With this, through life and in death, let us answer every fear.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 46:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הָמ֣וּha.Muthey were in a tumultH1993
ג֭וֹיִםGo.yimnationsH1471
מָ֣טוּMa.tuthey shookH4131
מַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotkingdomsH4467
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414
בְּ֝קוֹל֗וֹbe.ko.Lowith voice hisH6963
תָּמ֥וּגta.Mugit meltedH4127
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 46:6

  • Amos 9:5

    And the Lord God of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

  • Psalms 18:13

    The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

  • Nahum 1:5

    The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

  • Habakkuk 3:5-6

    Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

  • Micah 1:4

    And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

  • Amos 9:13

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

  • Joel 2:11

    And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

  • Psalms 2:1-4

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  • 2 Peter 3:10-12

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

  • Isaiah 8:9-10

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Psalms 97:5

    The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Amos 1:2

    And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
heathen.
2:1-4; 83:2-8; 2Ch 14:9-13; 20:1,20-24; Isa 8:9,10; 37:21-36
kingdoms.
Isa 14:12-16
earth.
68:8; 97:5; Jos 2:9,11,24; Isa 64:1,2; Am 9:5,13; Na 1:5
Hab 3:5,6,10,11; 2Pe 3:10-12; Re 6:13,14; 20:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 46:5

    God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

  • Psalms 46:6

    The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

  • Psalms 46:7

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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Psalms 46:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bramaron las gentes, titubearon los reinos; dió él su voz, derritióse la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Dieu est au milieu d’elle; elle ne sera pas ébranlée. Dieu la secourra au lever du matin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es toben die Nationen, die Königreiche wanken; er läßt seine Stimme erschallen: die Erde zerschmilzt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascendit Deus in jubilo, et Dominus in voce tubæ.