(October 31, 2014)
The
language “Be still, and know that I am God” is interesting because of where it
is placed. The rest of this Psalm is a
praise to the strength of the Lord – the waters are troubled but He brings them
peace, the heathens rage but His kingdom is not moved. It is about the capacity of the Lord to be at
peace – that nothing can conquer His peace.
Then,
the speaker changes from the psalmist to God – with no editorial comment or
indication. We are just given the words
of the Lord. I can only assume the Lord
is being quoted by the psalmist as convincing proof of what he has described,
and also a charge to his listener – as the Lord is not moved by the heathen and
the chaos, neither should we be moved.
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