Chapter 46

Authored by the sons of Korah.  A song.

A missionary spoke at church last night.  He used this very same Psalm as his text.  Coincidence?  I don't think so.  He said he read this Psalm as a song of battle, a Psalm to "pump up the troops".  Interesting that in chronological reading, it shows up right after Sennacherib gives up his siege of Jerusalem.  Probably exactly where it belongs...and that missionary has it right.

Verses 1 and 2 set the stage:

1 To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, [Psa 46:1-2 ESV]

vs 10, oft-quoted in part, is in this "military" chapter:

10 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!" [Psa 46:10 ESV]

2021 - This Psalm pumps up the troops by reminding them of the power of God, that God is in Jerusalem, and that he looks after his people.