Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 46:8
Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
8. Come, behold ] The invitation is addressed to all (Isa 33:13), but especially to the nations, who are bidden ( Psa 46:10) to take warning from the sight. They are not merely to “see the works of Jehovah” (Psa 66:5), but to behold them; to gaze upon them with discerning insight.
the Lord ] Some MSS. read God; but LXX, Targ., Jer., support the text. The name Jehovah may have been retained as significant in relation to foreign enemies.
what desolations &c.] Rather, who hath set desolations, or, astonishments. It is possible, as Lagarde thought, that the LXX represents another reading, wonders (Jer 32:20).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
8 11. An exhortation to reflect upon this marvellous deliverance and learn its lesson.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Come, behold the works of the Lord – Go forth and see what the Lord has done. See, in what his hand has accomplished, how secure we are if we put our trust in him.
What desolations he hath made in the earth – Or, in the land. The word desolations might refer to any ruin or overthrow, which he had brought upon the land of Israel, or on the nations abroad – the destruction of cities, towns, or armies, as proof of his power, and of his ability to save those who put their trust in him. But if this be supposed to refer to the invasion of the land of Israel by Sennacherib, it may point to what occurred to his armies when the angel of the Lord went forth and smote them in their camp Isa 37:36, and to the consequent deliverance of Jerusalem from danger. Without impropriety, perhaps, this may be regarded as all appeal to the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go forth and see for themselves how complete was the deliverance; how utter the ruin of their foes; how abundant the proof that God was able to protect his people in times of danger. It adds great beauty to this psalm to suppose that it was composed on that occasion, or in view of that invasion, for every part of the psalm may receive a beautiful, and an ample illustration from what occurred at that memorable period. Nothing could furnish a clearer proof of the power of God to save, and of the propriety of putting confidence in him in times of national danger, than a survey of the camp of the Assyrians, where an hundred and eighty-five thousand men had been smitten down in one night by the angel of God. Compare 2Ki 19:35; 2Ch 32:21; Isa 37:36.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 46:8-11
Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He hath made in the earth,
The desolations of the Lord, the consolations of His saints
I.
a declaration of what has happened. Come, behold the works . . . desolations He hath made. See them–
1. In the effects of wars, plagues, famines, revolutions, etc. But these are but the rough physic wherewith God will purge the diseased body of this earth from its innumerable ills.
2. In the overthrow of false worships. Idolatry, Rome, etc.
3. And false philosophies.
4. In the putting an end to war.
II. A prophecy to be fulfilled. It will be one day. Men ask, Wherefore the delay? and many say, This is Divine sovereignty. Take care we do not make Divine sovereignty a sepulchre for our sins. Now, in reference to the delay in missionary success, it is owing, in part, to want of unanimity; to false ideas about God doing His own work; to want of real love to missions. I do not think Edward Irving right, who in his great sermon on missions maintained that we ought to send out our missionaries without purse or scrip, penniless. We do not believe that. Therefore we must have help. But we need most a real revival at home. (C. H. Spurgeon.)
God alone exalted
I. The active agency of God.
1. In the multiplied disasters which abound. The various elements of nature, the raging hurricane, the thunders rolling along the sky, the lightnings flashing from cloud to cloud, the volcano vomiting rivers of fire, and the earthquake shaking kingdoms and levelling cities with the ground–all are His servants.
2. In the removal of the calamities by which we may be surrounded.
II. The exclusive sovereignty of God.
1. The duty urged. Be still.
2. The reason adduced. Know–
(1) That Gods supremacy is absolute.
(2) That His justice is unimpeachable.
(3) That His wisdom is unerring.
(4) That His goodness is unbounded.
3. The assurance given. I will be exalted, etc.
III. The gracious protection of God. The Lord of hosts is with us, etc.
1. The condition on which it is enjoyed. We must submit ourselves to the Lord and acknowledge His righteous claims before we can have Him on our side.
2. The blessedness it involves. Happy is he, etc.
3. The effects. It should banish every painful apprehension, and fill us with transporting joy. (Expository Outlines.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 8. Come, behold the works of the Lord] See empires destroyed and regenerated; and in such a way as to show that a supernatural agency has been at work. By the hand of God alone could these great changes be effected.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
i.e. Among those people of the earth who were neighbouring and vexatious to Gods people, and therefore were cut off by David, and their lands and cities in great part wasted.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
8. what desolationsliterally,”who hath put desolations,” destroying our enemies.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Come, behold the works of the Lord,…. Of nature and grace, especially those of Providence; both in a way of judgment, as in this verse; and of mercy, as in Ps 46:9. These words are an address of the psalmist to his friends, as Apollinarius supplies it; or of the church to the fearful among them, who were dismayed at the commotions and disturbances that were in the world, Ps 46:2; and who are encouraged to trust in the Lord, from the consideration of his works, particularly his providential dispensations;
what desolations he hath made in the earth; in the land of Judea, at the time of the destruction of the city and temple of Jerusalem, foretold by Moses, De 32:22; by Daniel, Da 9:26; and by our Lord Jesus Christ, Mt 23:38; and which desolations being the fulfilling of prophecy, may serve to strengthen the faith of God’s people, that whatsoever he has said shall come to pass; and that seeing he made such desolations among the Jews, for their rejection of the Messiah, what may not be expected will be made in the antichristian states, for their opposition to him? and, besides, are a confirmation of the truth of his being come; since after his coming these desolations, according to Daniel, were to be made; nor was the sceptre to depart from Judah till he came, nor the second temple to be destroyed before he was in it. Moreover, these desolations may refer to those that have been made in the Roman empire, upon the blowing of the trumpets; the first “four” of which brought in the Goths, Huns, and Vandals, into the western part of it, which made sad ravages and devastations in it; see Re 8:7; and the “fifth” and “sixth” brought in the Saracens and Turks into the eastern part of it, which seized and demolished it, and made dreadful havoc among men; see Re 9:1. Likewise the desolations that will be made in the antichristian states may be here intended; when the seven vials of God’s wrath will be poured out upon them, Re 16:1 when the kings of the earth will hate the whore, and make her desolate, Re 17:16; and all her plagues shall come upon her in one day, Re 18:8. And a view of these desolations, even in prophecy, may serve to cheer the hearts of God’s people under the present reign of antichrist, and under all the rage, fury, and oppression of antichristian powers, since they will all in a little time become desolate. This will be the Lord’s doing, and it will be wondrous in our eyes.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(Heb.: 46:9-12) The mighty deeds of Jahve still lie visibly before them in their results, and those who are without the pale of the church are to see for themselves and be convinced. In a passage founded upon this, Psa 66:5, stands ; here, according to Targum and Masora (vid., Psalter, ii. 472), .
(Note: Nevertheless is also found here as a various reading that goes back to the time of the Talmud. The oldest Hebrew Psalter of 1477 reads thus, vide Repertorium fr Bibl. und Morgenlnd. Liter. v. (1779), 148. Norzi decides in favour of it, and Biesenthal has also adopted it in his edition of the Psalter (1837), which in other respects is a reproduction of Heidenheim’s text.)
Even an Elohimic Psalm gives to the God of Israel in opposition to all the world no other name than . does not here signify stupenda (Jer 8:21), but in accordance with the phrase , Isa 13:9, and frequently: devastations, viz., among the enemies who have kept the field against the city of God. The participle is designedly used in carrying forward the description. The annihilation of the worldly power which the church has just now experienced for its rescue, is a prelude to the ceasing of all war, Mic 4:3 (Isa 2:4). Unto the ends of the earth will Jahve make an end of waging war; and since He has no pleasure in war in general, much less in war waged against His own people, all the implements of war He in part breaks to pieces and in part consigns to the flames (cf. Isa 54:16.). Cease, cries He (Psa 46:10) to the nations, from making war upon my people, and know that I am God, the invincible One, – invincible both in Myself and in My people, – who will be acknowledged in My exaltation by all the world. A similar inferential admonition closes Psa 2:1-12. With this admonition, which is both warning and threatening at the same time, the nations are dismissed; but the church yet once more boasts that Jahve Tsebaoth is its God and its stronghold.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
8 Come ye, consider the works of Jehovah The Psalmist seems still to continue in this verse the history of a deliverance by which God had given abundant evidence that he is the most efficient and faithful protector of his Church, that the godly might derive from it both courage and strength to enable them to overcome whatever temptations might afterwards arise. The manifestations which God has given of his favor towards us in preserving us, ought to be kept continually before our eyes as a means of establishing in our hearts a persuasion of the stability of his promises. By this exhortation we have tacitly rebuked the indifference and stupidity of those who do not make so great account of the power of God as they ought to do; or rather, the whole world is charged with ingratitude, because there is scarcely one in a hundred who acknowledges that he has abundant help and security in God, so that they are all blinded to the works of God, or rather wilfully shut their eyes at that which would, nevertheless, prove the best means of strengthening their faith. We see how many ascribe to fortune that which ought to be traced to the providence of God. Others imagine that they obtain, by their own industry, whatever God has bestowed upon them, or ascribe to second causes what proceeds from him alone; while others are utterly lost to all sense. The Psalmist, therefore, justly calls upon all men, and exhorts them to consider the works of God; as if he had said, The reason why men repose not the hope of their welfare in God is, that they are indifferent to the consideration of his works, or so ungrateful, that they make not half the account of them which they ought to do. As he addresses himself in general to all men, we learn, that even the godly themselves are drowsy and unconcerned in this respect until they are awakened. He extols very highly the power of God in preserving his chosen people, which is commonly despised or not estimated as it ought to be, when it is exercised after an ordinary manner. He therefore sets before them the desolations of countries, and marvellous devastations, and other miraculous things, which more powerfully move the minds of men. If any one would prefer to understand what follows — He maketh battles to cease — of some special help vouchsafed by God, yet still it must be considered as intended to lead the faithful to expect as much help from him in future as they had already experienced. The prophet, it appears, from one particular instance, designs to show in general how mightily God is wont to defend his Church. At the same time, it happened more than once, that God quelled throughout the land of Judea all the dangerous tumults by which it was distracted, and drove away wars far from it, by depriving the enemies of their courage, breaking their bows, and burning their chariots; and it is very probable that the prophet, froth a particular instance, here takes occasion to remind the Jews how often God had disappointed the greatest efforts of their enemies. One thing, however, is quite certain, that God is here set forth as adorned with these titles, that we should look for peace from him, even when the whole world is in uproar, and agitated in a dreadful manner.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(8) The Lord.Many MSS. read Elohm instead of Jehovah.
Desolations . . .Either, silence of desolation, silence being the primary sense of the word, or (as in Jer. 19:8), wonders, which silence by their suddenness and marvel. So LXX. and Vulg., and this is confirmed by Psa. 46:10.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
8. Come, behold An invitation to survey the fearful field of death. Read 2Ki 19:35
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
A Call To Consider All God’s Mercies And To Recognise That One Day He Will Bring Everlasting Peace And Will Be Exalted Among The Nations ( Psa 46:8-11 ).
Psa 46:8-9
‘Come, behold the works of YHWH,
What desolations he has made in the earth.
He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth,
He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder,
He burns the baggage wagons (or ‘shields’) in the fire.
All God’s people are now called on to look on and consider the works of YHWH. Let them look on and consider His final judgments, as initially exemplified in the destruction of the Assyrian army. Mankind may continue to fight and war, but God will in the end visit them with His desolations, thereby bringing to an end all their sinful activities. He will outlaw war worldwide, He will destroy man’s weaponry, He will burn up their supplies. Then He will introduce His kingdom of everlasting peace. Compare here Isa 2:3-4 which describes how He will do it. And see Revelation 19.
‘Baggage wagons.’ Compare 1Sa 17:20; 1Sa 26:7. The word nowhere means chariots. Some would repoint to mean ‘shields’ as in LXX and the Targum.
Psa 46:10
‘Be still, and know that I am God,
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.’
All are therefore to be stilled in awe, as they recognise by what He has done, that He truly is God, and what it will mean for the future. For in the future God will be exalted among the nations. He will be exalted in the earth. All power will be seen to be His, even on earth. To Him every knee will bow. His triumph is sure.
This gradual attainment of His triumph began at the cross when he defeated all the powers of evil (Col 2:15), then as His people went our to establish the Kingly Rule of God, and it will be finalised in that day when Satan and all his hosts and followers, including warring mankind, are totally vanquished (Revelation 19), and God is all in all.
Psa 46:11
‘YHWH of hosts is with us,
The God of Jacob is our refuge.’ [Selah
No wonder then that he can remind God’s people that:
‘YHWH of the hosts of heaven and earth is with us.’
‘The God who protected weak and lowly Jacob is our refuge.’
With God present with us as our powerful God and Protector we need fear nothing. ‘Of hosts’ has in mind God’s people (Exo 12:41; Numbers 2); the heavenly hosts (the angels – Gen 32:2; Psa 148:2); the host of heaven, (the sun moon and stars – Deu 4:19; Deu 17:3; Psa 33:6), the hosts of men (their armies), and the hosts of creation (everything that is made – Gen 2:1). He is God over all.
‘The God of Jacob’ underlines the fact that He was the God of His people who saw themselves as ‘descended from Jacob’. They looked to the God of their forefathers to whom the promises were made. They WERE Jacob.
(Of course, not all of the people of Israel were literally descended from Jacob. They included among their number descendants of those who had been in Jacob’s ‘household’ who would probably have numbered a few thousand (Abraham had 318 fighting men in his household and they would have grown in numbers since then); descendants of the mixed multitude who had left Egypt with them (Exo 12:38) and were united with them at Sinai and then by circumcision on entering the land; descendants of others who had joined with them in the wilderness (e.g. Kenites); and descendants of any who chose to become Yahwists and united themselves with Israel (Exo 12:48; Deu 23:1-8).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Who that reads these verses and observes what is going on in the earth, but must be overpowered with the conviction, that everything in the kingdoms of nature and of providence is rendered subservient to that one design, and is ultimately ministering to it, through which the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever? Rev 11:15 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 46:8 Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
Ver. 8. Come, behold the works of the Lord ] Venite, videte. Come, see. God looks that his works should lie well observed, and especially when he hath wrought any great deliverance for his people. Of all things, he cannot abide to be forgotten.
What desolations he hath made in the earth
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Psa 46:8-11
8Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has wrought desolations in the earth.
9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
10Cease striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
Psa 46:8-11 This strophe reveals the purpose of God. Notice the two imperatives of Psa 46:8 and the parallel ones of Psa 46:10.
1. come BDB 229, KB 246, Qal imperative, Psa 46:8
2. behold (lit. see) BDB 302, KB 301, Qal imperative, Psa 46:8, cf. Job 23:9; Psa 63:2; Isa 26:11; Isa 33:17; Isa 33:20; Isa 48:6
3. cease (YHWH speaks in Psa 46:10) BDB 951, KB 1276, Hiphil imperative, Psa 46:10 (i.e., in context a call to the world to stop fighting)
4. know BDB 393, KB 390, Qal imperative, Psa 46:10 (i.e., YHWH’s power and deliverance; this is theologically parallel to #2)
YHWH causes all wars to cease to the ends of the earth! A new day is coming (i.e., the Prince of Peace, cf. Isa 9:6; Isa 66:12; Joh 14:27; Joh 16:33; Joh 20:19). A day of exaltation for the merciful God of creation. All nations will acknowledge Him (cf. Isa 2:2-4; Isa 25:6-9; Isa 56:6-8; Eph 2:11 to Eph 3:13). See Special Topic: YHWH’s Eternal Redemptive Plan .
Psa 46:8 desolations The TEV has come and see what the Lord has done. See what amazing things he has done on earth. The word desolations (BDB 103 II) is used only twice in this Psalms (here and Psa 73:19), where it denotes destruction. The events of the exodus are called amazing things (see TOPIC: WONDERFUL THINGS ), so military destruction could be so characterized. The word appears most often in Jeremiah (24 times) and all of them denote destruction, ruin, horror, desolation. Apparently YHWH stops war by defeating the nations’ military (cf. Psa 46:9; Psalms 2).
Psa 46:9
NASB, NKJVchariots
NRSV, TEV,
NJB, REB,
LXXshields
JPSOAwagons
It is uncertain if the Hebrew root is
1. round BDB 222, (DSS, round shield, 1QM6:15)
2. wheeled cart BDB 722, (never in MT as war chariot)
In this context a round shield fits best.
Psa 46:11 The parallelism demands a global emphasis! The wonderful city is for all (i.e., new Jerusalem, cf. Revelation 21-22!)
For earth (Psa 46:2; Psa 46:6; Psa 46:8-10) see SPECIAL TOPIC: LAND, COUNTRY, EARTH .
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. Each of us must walk in the light we have. You, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit are priority in interpretation. You must not relinquish this to a commentator.
These discussion questions are provided to help you think through the major issues of this section of the book. They are meant to be thought provoking, not definitive.
1. Is the imagery of Psa 46:2-3 from end-time events or Canaanite mythology?
2. Explain the significance of a river flowing from God’s city.
3. How is Psa 46:6 like Psalms 2?
4. To whom is YHWH speaking in Psa 46:10?
5. Is Psa 46:10 about the nations’ defeat or the nations’ inclusion into the people of God?
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
behold = gaze on.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. But some codices, with first printed edition and Syriac, read “Elohim”, God. Compare Psa 66:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Psa 46:8-11
Psa 46:8-11
“Come, behold the works of Jehovah,
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 nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Jehovah of hosts is with me,
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
(Selah)”
“Come, behold the works of Jehovah” (Psa 46:8). This, in context, was an invitation to the citizens of Jerusalem to behold the devastation of the army of Sennacherib, which the angel of God slaughtered in one night to the extent of 185,000 men. Cleaning up a mess like that required bonfires that lasted a long time, the war chariots, spears, arrows, shields and other military equipment providing fuel for the disposition of the dead.
Lord Byron’s great poem catches the terrible magnificence of this Divine interposition upon behalf of God’s people. There is an economy in God’s wonders; he never intervenes unless it is absolutely necessary for the achievement of his eternal purpose. In this case, Jerusalem was surely doomed to destruction without Divine aid; therefore God came to the rescue.
“The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,
And their cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold.
The sheen on their spears was like stars on the sea,
When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee.
Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,
That host with their banners at sunset was seen,
Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown,
That host on the morrow lay scattered and strewn.
For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;
And the might of the Gentile unsmote by the sword
Was melted like snow in the glance of the Lord.”
– Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib
This incredibly impressive destruction of Sennacherib’s army was a judgment of God so powerful, so effective, and so dramatic, that everyone on earth knew about it. Here was tangible, physical evidence of the most astounding kind that witnessed God’s oversight of Israel. This mighty miracle was not done in some secluded corner of the world, but at the crossroads of all nations and of all history. This was one of the most amazing things that ever happened on this earth.
“What desolations he hath made” (Psa 46:8). When this psalm was written, the smoke was probably still rising from the funeral of Sennacherib’s destroyed host. All Jerusalem could see it, either from the walls of their city, or by a short journey to the battlefield where the army had been deployed (perhaps near Lachish). “If this does not prove that the Lord controls the destinies of wars, what does? If this is not a sufficient token that `God is our refuge,’ what is?
“He maketh wars to cease to the end of the earth” (Psa 46:9). Of course, the first meaning here is that God has the power to terminate any war at any time; but there seems to be here a prophecy of a time when wars shall be no more. It appears that we may not look for the fulfilment of this in the present dispensation, because Jesus cautions us about expecting “wars and rumors of wars.” Nevertheless, we believe there will come a time when God in righteous wrath shall rise up and cast evil out of his universe; and then wars shall cease.
“He burneth the chariots in the fire” (Psa 46:9). The word here rendered chariots actually means any two-wheeled contraption and would also include baggage wagons and other military devices as well as chariots. All such things were needed as fuel to help burn up the dead.
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psa 46:10). Dahood interpreted this to mean that Israel, “Should not enter into alliances with other nations. Many times it is God’s will for his people to work with all their might; but, now and then, when all human endeavor is of no avail, and where there seems to be no hope at all, it may be time to “Stand still!” Thus it was before the Red Sea, when Moses commanded Israel, “Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord” (Exo 14:23).
For comment on Psa 46:11, see under Psa 46:7.
E.M. Zerr:
Psa 46:8. Strong defines the original for desolations as “consternation.” The idea is that God’s great works all over the earth had filled the heathen with astonishment. The heathen are the people referred to in Psa 46:6.
Psa 46:9. Wars have been conducted from David’s time until now and the Lord knew it would be so. We do not believe that an inspired man would contradict facts. The latter half of the verse shows he means that God ended or defeated the wars aimed against the righteous people who were worshiping the true Lord of the earth.
Psa 46:10. David was speaking for God in this verse. Be still means not to be troubled, just as Jesus calmed his disciples in Joh 14:1. God assured his servants that he would overcome the heathen and would be exalted in all the earth.
Psa 46:11. This verse does not present any new thoughts. The psalmist concludes the chapter as he began it, calling for praises unto the Lord.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Come: Psa 66:5, Psa 92:4-6, Psa 111:2, Psa 111:3, Num 23:23
desolations: Exo 10:7, Exo 12:30, Exo 14:30, Exo 14:31, Jos 11:20, 2Ch 20:23, 2Ch 20:24, Isa 24:1, Isa 34:2-17
Reciprocal: Job 37:7 – that Isa 43:17 – bringeth Jer 21:2 – according
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 46:8-9. Come, behold the works of the Lord Draw near, all ye that doubt whether God be with us, and consider seriously these wonderful victories, which it would have been impossible for us to have obtained without the help of God; what desolations he hath made in the earth That is, among those people of the earth who were neighbouring and hostile to us, and thought to have laid us waste, 2Sa 8:1; 1Ch 18:1. Mark, I beseech you, how many cities we have taken, and what desolations we have made, by his assistance, in their country. All the operations of providence must be considered as the works of the Lord, and his attributes and purposes must be taken notice of in them, particularly when he turns upon the enemies of his church that very destruction which they designed to bring upon her. He maketh wars to cease He hath ended our wars, and settled us in a firm and well-grounded peace; unto the end of the earth Or of this land, namely, of Israel, from one end of it to the other. Or, he may be understood as speaking more generally, that God, when he pleases, puts an end to the wars of nations, and crowns them with peace. For war and peace depend on his will and word, as much as storms and calms at sea.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
46:8 Come, behold the works of the LORD, {h} what desolations he hath made in the earth.
(h) That is, how often he has destroyed his enemies, and delivered his people.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
3. God’s exaltation in the earth 46:8-11
This psalm of confidence now transforms into an eschatological psalm with the following prophetic oracle.
Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
The psalmist invited the people to come with him and view with their mind’s eye the Lord’s deliverances of His people. His army had destroyed Israel’s enemies many times.