Be Still-Part 1

Psalm 46:10a “Be still, and know that I am God…”

Many attribute Moses to be the writer of this Psalm or song. To grasp this concept you must picture Moses on the safe side of the Red Sea with the enemies destroyed, writing and singing the 46th Psalm. 

The Israelites had just crossed the Red Sea. The waters had parted for them and had returned to drown the pursuing Egyptian armies after God's people had crossed. Can you imagine the joy in the heart of the leader, Moses, upon this marvelous deliverance?  Many scholars say that then he then wrote the 46th through 49th Psalm. 

These Psalms or songs were for the sons of Korah and were to be sung in public services. In fact, this beautiful song was sung every year on the anniversary of the crossing of the Red Sea. It was also sung upon the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, which was on the exact date of the crossing of the Red Sea, just as the crucifixion of Christ was on the same day as the Passover. This Psalm or song reveals to us that whenever it seems all hope is lost, that God can handle, in His will and in His own good time and way, things which seem like total disasters to us.

This Psalm is also descriptive of another time in Israel’s history during Hezekiah’s lifetime. The story of the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib, Hezekiah’s prayer, and Jerusalem’s deliverance is revealed totally in 2 Kings 18 and 19. But let me read just this part to you to show you how this Psalm has application here. This is God speaking back to King Hezekiah after he has prayer and called upon the Lord while Jerusalem was under siege by over 185,000 men.

2 Kings 19:32-35 “ Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.”




Many times a person has searched for the will of God in their life. They have ambitions, goals, and dreams, yet their question to God is “What am I to do with my life?” yes, God does have a plan for each Life, but sometimes we are simply to be still and know that God will reveal His plan at the right time.
 It is at that time many problems arise, delays come, or detour signs appear that seem to keep us from doing and being what God wants us to be. We worry how we’re going to accomplish our goals with all the junk and trouble that surrounds us. But just Like Moses and Israel at the Red Sea we have to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Just like Hezekiah when we are helpless, God specializes in miracles when we give whatever to Him.


The first phrase of Verse 10 is important. It is about the hardest thing a person can do. We are prone to talk, to defend ourselves, to justify our failures, and to condone our defeats. But the Psalm is clear, "Be still and know I am God.”