What does "be still and know that I am God" ask of us? Psalm 46's setting, what stillness and knowing God mean, and three simple ways to practice it.
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Many people turn to this verse when life feels loud: "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." — Psalm 46:10 (KJV) Many of us first met it as a gentle invitation to slow down. That reading is not wrong, but the verse says more than "relax." To understand the meaning of Psalm 46:10, it helps to read the whole psalm, look at the word translated "be still," and then ask what it looks like to...
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