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What "Be Still" Really Means
Commentators explain that "be still" is not primarily about physical inactivity but about an internal posture of the heart. It is a command to cease from anxiety, fear, and fretful impatience. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon describe it as a call to adopt a calm, confiding state of mind, leaving matters with God and finding strength in quiet trust rather than frantic effort.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 46:10
18th Century
Theologian
Be still - The word used here—from רפה râphâh—properly means to cast down, to let fall, or to let hang down; then, to be r…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 46:10
19th Century
Bishop
I am God. —The introduction of the Divine Protector Himself speaking just before the refrain is a fine touch of art.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 46:10
19th Century
Preacher
Be still, and know that I am God:
Here is the command, and here is the reason which will help us to obey it. Do not judge the Lord …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 46:10
16th Century
Theologian
Be still, and know that I am God. The Psalmist now seems to turn his discourse to the enemies of God’s people, who indulge their malicious…
John Gill
On Psalms 46:10
17th Century
Pastor
Be still, and know that I [am] God
These words are thought by some to be spoken by the Lord to the nations of the wo…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 46:6–11
17th Century
Minister
Come and see the effects of desolating judgments, and stand in awe of God. This shows the perfect security of the church, and is an assurance of la…