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Psalms 46:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. "
Psalms 46:9
Verse in Context
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The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Psalms 46:1
"- To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song. - God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalms 46:1
"[[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.]] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalms 46:2
"Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;"
Psalms 46:3
"Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
Psalms 46:4
"There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High."
Psalms 46:5
"God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early."
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