Psalm 46 Breakdown with Scott

God Is Our Fortress
A place of seclusion, a place of strength.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 
The Lord says He is here with us during trouble. 
2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
When everything seems in calamity, He is the only steadfast place. We are not to fear, even when everything around us is falling apart. 
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. 
God guides the river that brings life. Lifesource, river that feeds the city. God brings life. 
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. 
God will point to her proper destination in time of need. IE If you are anxious at night, not knowing direction. When the morning comes your vision clears and you get a path of what you should do. That's God. 
6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts 
God shows his sovereignty by just the sound of His voice, shaking the foundations of the earth. 
7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
The God of all creation is with us. He is the same God now as then and will protect us as He did Jacob. 
8 Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire.
                        The Lord himself brings calamity as is according to His purpose and plan. He can destroy or stop the destroying. It is all in His perfect timing. 
10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 
It takes quiet reflection to understand and know who God truly is. 
11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. 
He is always with us. He is always guiding and protecting us. It reminds us twice because it's difficult for us to know when we do not see Him. 

Scott and I went over this verse by verse. While  I added a few things, most of these were his thoughts on the verses I read. 

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