As I have been on this Blog Tour with the Common English Bible, I have enjoyed some of the interesting choices in translation. The past few days I have been in the Old Testament, so I am finding a few more word choices that intrigue me.

I am reading Tozer’s classic The Pursuit of God and the current chapter is on the Voice of God. (Which, by the way, HAS to be better than that show “The Voice.”) One of the verses Tozer references is Psalm 46:10.

Here again we find some interesting word choices:

NIV:
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

NET Bible:
He says, ³³ “Stop your striving and recognize ³⁴ that I am God!
I will be exalted ³⁵ over ³⁶ the nations! I will be exalted over ³⁷ the earth!”

CEB:
“That’s enough! Now know that I am God!
I am exalted among all nations; I am exalted throughout the world!

The reference of “that’s enough!” takes us back to the previous verses. It is referencing the nations who rage. The psalmist is talking about God stepping in to stop the violence.

“That’s enough! Now know that I am God!”

There are times that should be our only response. Silence.

We come to the realization that God has truly stepped in. The HOLY has arrived, and our useless struggles are nothing. Our problem is we seem to want to talk through everything. We don’t “talk through” as in vocalizing to solve a problem. We talk through, as in, we don’t shut up.

God shows up, and we just keep on yacking!

To which we need to say sometimes, “THAT’S ENOUGH!”