Psalm 46 (Amplified Bible)

Psalm 46

To the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah, set to treble voices. A song.

1GOD IS our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble.
2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains be shaken into the midst of the seas,

3Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling and tumult. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

4There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

5God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God will help her right early [at the dawn of the morning].

6The nations raged, the kingdoms tottered and were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our Fortress and High Tower). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

8Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has wrought desolations and wonders in the earth.

9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two; He burns the chariots in the fire.

10Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!

11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our High Tower and Stronghold). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!



Matthew 6:19-34 (Amplified Bible)

19Do not [a]gather and heap up and store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust and worm consume and destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.

20But [b]gather and heap up and store for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust nor worm consume and destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal;

21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

22The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light.

23But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you [your [c]conscience] is darkened, how dense is that darkness!

24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be [d]against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon ([e]deceitful riches, money, possessions, or [f]whatever is trusted in).

25Therefore I tell you, stop being [g]perpetually uneasy (anxious and worried) about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater [in quality] than food, and the body [far above and more excellent] than clothing?

26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?

27And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the [h]span of his life?(A)

28And why should you be anxious about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field and [i]learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin.

29Yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his [j]magnificence (excellence, dignity, and grace) was not arrayed like one of these. [I Kings 10:4-7.]

30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith?

31Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?

32For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.

33But seek ([k]aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness ([l]His way of doing and being right), and then all these things [m]taken together will be given you besides.

34So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble.



Footnotes:
Matthew 6:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:23 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
Matthew 6:24 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Matthew 6:24 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
Matthew 6:24 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:25 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Matthew 6:27 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon: the word translated "cubit" is used as a measurement of time, as well as a measurement of length.
Matthew 6:28 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:29 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 6:33 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation.
Matthew 6:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Cross references:
Matthew 6:27 : Ps 39:5-7


Philippians 4:6 (Amplified Bible)

6Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition ([a]definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.

1 Peter 5:6-7 (Amplified Bible)

6Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,

7Casting the [a]whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, [b]once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you [c]watchfully.(A)



Footnotes:
1 Peter 5:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
1 Peter 5:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
1 Peter 5:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
Cross references:
1 Peter 5:7 : Ps 55:22