PSALM 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God”

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT

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This verse says God is in control. We do not need to try to control our lives since God is behind all things. He is the one who is truly in control. We thus must have faith in God and trust that He will look after us and take care of us. Then we may have the peace in our hearts and minds to live with honor and respect for all life.

For a similar verse, see Exodus 14:14, “The Lord will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”

To get what Psalm 46:10 means in detail, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context  and relative popularity.

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“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Very high popularity: 12,100 searches a month  Popularity relative to other verses in Psalm chapter 46 using average monthly Google searches. 12,100 searches a month

Psalm 46:10 Translation & Meaning What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. KJV Verse  Original Hebrew Meaning/ Definition  This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. More  Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. “ Be still, ” הַרְפּ֣וּ To slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative) still “ and know ” וּ֭דְעוּ To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) know “ that ” כִּי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed that “ I ” אָנֹכִ֣י I I “ am ” (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) “ God: ” אֱלֹהִ֑ים Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God “ I will be exalted ” אָר֥וּם To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) exalted “ among the heathen, ” בַּ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם A foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts among heathen “ I will be exalted ” אָר֥וּם To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) exalted “ in the earth. ” בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) earth

Verse Context See Psalm 46:10 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance. Very High Verse Search Popularity Levels What do people search for? Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. High Medium Low Very Low 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9 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.

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Sources: The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.

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