以赛亚书 46:5

Jerusalem, the city of God, is "the place of the tabernacles of the most High." Faith therefore, recognizing the true character of Jerusalem, whatever may be its actual state at the moment, is full of confidence in the presence of God in her midst. At the actual moment, when the nations assemble against her like a flood, she will be defiled by the oppressions of Anti-christ... Nevertheless she is the city of God, and faith lays hold of that fact, and expects God to manifest Himself in her midst for her deliverance.

God is there — the sure and best of answers to the taunting demand "Where is thy God?" She shall not be moved, but helped right early.

Blessing necessarily flows from God's presence, hence the "river," which will have a literal as well as a spiritual fulfilment in the coming day (Ezek. 47:1). Power is there also — "She shall not be moved." Israel may then say, "If God be for us who can be against us?" (Rom. 8:31).

"God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. God shall help her and that right early." This must be the earthly city. The heavenly one when established will need no help. It will be out of the reach of harm. Not so the earthly: even at the close of her millennial peace and blessing there will be the hosts of Gog and Magog gathered against her. But God shall help her and that right early: no long conflict, no long siege, no protracted slaughter, shall characterize her deliverance. Fire shall come down from heaven and consume them (Rev. 20:9).

"Right early," means, as the margin shows, "when the morning appears," or, "at the dawn of the morning." Faith's expectation will not be misplaced, for the dawning of the morning without clouds will take place when the King rides forth in majesty, and His right hand teaches Him terrible things in judgment. No true morning will rise upon earth's night until that morning appears.

Though the nations may rage against God's city, yet "God shall help her, and that right early." There is a better, and more beautiful translation that reads, "God shall help her at the dawn of the morning." So, again, our privilege is to "look beyond the long dark night and hail the coming day." On every hand we see the nations raging... but, even as the Psalmist could say, "He uttered His voice, the earth melted," so we wait to hear the voice of the Lord when He shall say "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away."

Verse 5 is the promise that will greatly comfort the godly remnant in the hour of their sore trial, and prepare them for the deliverance God will effect.

What can happen in such unparalleled circumstances to a whole people can happen to an individual in his little circumstances. The God who is sufficient for the whole universe can care for a sparrow, and the God of Psalm 46 is enough for you and for me.