Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 46:7
The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.
7. The refrain corresponds to Isaiah’s watchword Immanuel, ‘God is with us’ (Isa 7:14; Isa 8:8; Isa 8:10). The name Jehovah is retained (or has been restored) here even in the Elohistic collection in the familiar title Jehovah of hosts. This great title Jehovah Tsebth or ‘Lord of hosts’ was characteristic of the regal and prophetic period. Originally it may have designated Jehovah as “the God of the armies of Israel” (1Sa 17:45), Who went forth with His people’s hosts to battle (Psa 44:9; Psa 60:10). But as the phrase “host of heaven” was used for the celestial bodies (Gen 2:1), and celestial beings (1Ki 22:19), the meaning of the title was extended to designate Jehovah as the ruler of the heavenly powers, the supreme Sovereign of the universe. Hence one of the renderings of it in the LXX is , Lord Almighty, or rather, Lord All-Sovereign. See add. note on 1 Sam., p. 235. The title is a favourite one with Isaiah, and its use here is significant. He whose command all the hosts of heaven obey is Israel’s ally. Cp. 2Ki 6:16 ff.
the God of Jacob ] A title suggesting the thought of Jehovah’s providential care for the great ancestor of the nation, a thought upon which Hosea dwells (Psa 12:2 ff.).
our refuge ] Or, our high fortress: the same word as that in Psa 9:9; Psa 18:2; Psa 48:3; Isa 33:16. Cp. the use of the cognate verb in Psa 20:1. “The Name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Lord of hosts – The God commanding, ordering, marshalling the hosts of heaven – the angels, and the starry worlds. See the notes at Isa 1:9. Compare Psa 24:10. The reference here is to God considered as having control over all armies, or all that can be regarded and described as a marshalled host, in earth and in heaven. Having such a Being, therefore, for a protector, they had nothing to fear. See Psa 46:11.
Is with us – Is on our side; is our defender. The Hebrew phrase used here is employed in Isa 7:14 (notes); Isa 8:8 (notes), to describe the Messiah. See the notes at those passages.
The God of Jacob – See the notes at Psa 24:6. The meaning is, The God whom Jacob acknowedged, and whom he found to be his friend, is with us.
Is our refuge – literally, a high place, as a tower, far above the reach of enemies. See Psa 9:9, note; Psa 18:2, note. So the margin, an high place for us.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. The Lord of hosts is with us] We, feeble Jews, were but a handful of men; but the Lord of hosts – the God of armies, was on our side. Him none could attack with hope of success, and his legions could not be over-thrown.
The God of Jacob] The God who appeared to Jacob in his distress, and saved him out of all his troubles, appeared also for us his descendants, and has amply proved to us that he has not forgotten his covenant.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
7. with uson our side; Hispresence is terror to our enemies, safety to us.
refugehigh place (Ps9:9; compare also Psa 24:6;Psa 24:10).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The Lord of hosts [is] with us,…. The Targum is, “the Word of the Lord of hosts”. He whose name is Immanuel, which is, by interpretation, “God with us”, Mt 1:23; who is King of kings, and Lord of lords; who has all creatures in heaven and earth at his command, whom all the hosts of angels obey; he is on the side of his people, and therefore they have nothing to fear from all the hosts and armies of men; seeing more are they that are for them than they that are against them;
the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. As, in the former clause, the argument against fear of men is taken from the power of God, and the extent of his dominion, here it is taken from the grace of God, and his people’s covenant interest in him: for by Jacob is meant the church of God, and all true believers, who are Israelites indeed; the Lord is the refuge and shelter of such in all times of distress and trouble, and therefore they need not fear; [See comments on Ps 46:1].
Selah; on this word, [See comments on Ps 3:2].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
7. Jehovah of armies is with us. In this verse we are taught how we shall be able to apply to our own use the things which the Scriptures everywhere record concerning the infinite power of God. We shall be able to do this when we believe ourselves to be of the number of those whom God has embraced with his fatherly love, and whom he will cherish. The Psalmist again alludes, in terms of commendation, to the adoption by which Israel was separated from the common condition of all the other nations of the earth. And, indeed, apart from this, the description of the power of God would only inspire us with dread. Confident boasting, then, arises from this, that God has chosen us for his peculiar people, to show forth his power in preserving and defending us. On this account, the prophet, after having celebrated the power of God by calling him the God of armies, immediately adds another epithet, the God of Jacob, by which he confirms the covenant made of old time with Abraham, that his posterity, to whom the inheritance of the promised grace belongs, should not doubt that God was favorable to them also. That our faith may rest truly and firmly in God, we must take into consideration at the same time these two parts of his character — his immeasurable power, by which he is able to subdue the whole world under him; and his fatherly love which he has manifested in his word. When these two things are joined together, there is nothing which can hinder our faith from defying all the enemies which may rise up against us, nor must we doubt that God will succor us, since he has promised to do it; and as to power, he is sufficiently able also to fulfill his promise, for he is the God of armies. From this we learn, that those persons err egregiously in the interpretation of Scripture, who leave in entire suspense the application of all that is said concerning the power of God, and do not rest assured that he will be a Father to them, inasmuch as they are of his flock, and partakers of the adoption.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(7) Lord of hosts.See Note on Psa. 24:10.
Refuge.Rightly in the margin with idea of height, as giving security.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
7. A refrain, as in Psa 46:1; Psa 46:11, which see.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 46:7 The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.
Ver. 7. The Lord of hosts is with us ] Even the Lord, who commandeth far other hosts and armies than the enemy hath any; and this they shall see by our spiritual security.
The God of Jacob is our refuge
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
The LORD of hosts. See note on 1Sa 1:3.
refuge = an impregnable place. Hebrew. misgab. Not the same word as in Psa 46:1.
Selah. Connecting this assured confidence in God’s promise with its fulfilment in the deliverance of Zion from Sennacherib (App-66.).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Lord: Psa 46:11, Num 14:9, 2Ch 13:12, Isa 8:10, Mat 28:20, Rom 8:31, 2Ti 4:22
our refuge: Heb. an high place for us, Psa 9:9, *marg.
Reciprocal: Gen 28:15 – I am Gen 39:2 – the Lord Num 23:21 – the Lord Deu 1:21 – fear not Deu 7:21 – the Lord Deu 20:1 – the Lord Deu 33:27 – refuge Jos 1:9 – for the Lord Jos 10:42 – because Jos 23:10 – Lord Jdg 1:19 – the Lord 1Sa 14:7 – Do all 2Sa 5:10 – the Lord 2Sa 22:3 – my refuge 1Ki 1:37 – As the 1Ki 8:57 – General 2Ki 6:16 – they that be 1Ch 11:9 – for 1Ch 17:8 – I have been 2Ch 17:3 – the Lord 2Ch 20:17 – for the Lord 2Ch 32:8 – with us Psa 3:6 – I will Psa 14:5 – God Psa 20:1 – God Psa 56:9 – for Psa 59:9 – defence Psa 124:1 – The Lord Psa 142:5 – Thou art Psa 146:5 – the God Isa 37:16 – Lord Isa 41:10 – Fear Jer 15:20 – for Jer 16:19 – my strength Jer 42:11 – for I Jer 46:28 – for I am Eze 34:30 – General Hag 1:13 – I am Zec 2:5 – a wall Mat 1:23 – God 2Th 3:16 – The Lord be
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
46:7 The LORD of hosts [is] {g} with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.
(g) They are assured that God can and will defend his Church from all dangers and enemies.