We Will Not Fear

I love the opening of Psalm 46:

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. (Psalm 46.1, 2, NKJV)

And it might be stronger if we stop it here:

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear…

“We will not fear.” Why?

The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah (Psalm 46.7, 11, NKJV)

Selah just means, “Stop and think about it,” and the verse, with the Selah, appears twice.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46.10, NKJV)

Be still. There’s no need to loudly voice our fears and our endless complaints. Be still. God is God. The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Therefore, we will not fear.

PS A bit of light-hearted trivia tacked on to a serious blog. Please don’t lose the real message: we will not fear. That’s important.

This is not.

When I was a kid, I read in a recreational mathematics book, probably by Martin Gardner, the following (from memory – not a direct quote):

Did you know Shakespeare helped write the King James Version of the Bible? The KJV came out in 1611; therefore, it would have been being written in 1610. In 1610, Shakespeare was 46 years old. If you go to Psalm 46, the 46th word from the beginning is “shake.” Not counting the last Selah, the 46th word from the end is “spear.”

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