God: Our Refuge and Strength

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 This Psalm was written in connection with the destruction of the army of Assyria in the days of Hezekiah. Assyria had laid siege to Jerusalem. But God had destroyed Assyria in one night by the angel of death. What a great salvation this was for Judah! We have before us the main theme of the Psalm: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. This obviously was the confession of the nation of Judah...