Psalm 46 and Shakespeare
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8 min readJul 7, 2019
If we view Psalm 46 — from the King James Bible — and count the words until we get to the 46th word we get:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains
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shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
The word is “shake”, and now let’s count 46 words back from the end:
46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37
and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15
heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
