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Thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are
cast into a dead sleep'.
Returning to Psalm 46, we note that in verses 7 and 11 there is
a twofold title given to the Lord: `The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge'.
He Who is the God of grace, is also Supreme Ruler of all the
hosts of heaven and earth, and it is this God Who is our refuge
and Who is `with us'.
` When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee' (Isa. 43:2).
` I will he with him in trouble' (Psa. 91:15).
` He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee' (Deut.
31:8).
This emphasis upon the nearness of the Lord which we have
already seen in verse 1 of Psalm 46 (`A very present help in
trouble'), and in verses 7 and 11 (`The LORD of hosts is with
us') is found again in verse 5: `God is in the midst of her; she
shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early'.
`With us' ... `In the midst' ... `Very present', truly `the eternal
God is our refuge'.
5.
`Only' and `at all times' (Psa. 62).
Having seen something of Psalm 46, we pass on now to other
passages, so that the reader may be able to see how all-
embracive is our divinely provided Refuge and Defence.
In Psalm 62:7 and 8 we read :