Psalm 46.10.
Most people shorten this verse to simply, “Be still and know that I am God.” But sometimes they actually do know the entire verse:
Psalm 46.10 KJV - Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
When people do remember the rest of this verse, they tend to recall (and prefer) a translation without that bothersome word “heathen” in it. The word
Yeah, this tends to be considered a meditation verse. I’ve been in prayer groups where Christians have talked about meditation, and they misquote Psalm 46.10 all the time. “Remember, we’re just trying to be still and know God is God.”
Other times Christians wanna encourage one another to relax. People get agitated, emotional, panicky, flustered, and once again Psalm 46.10 pops up: “You need to just be still and know God is God. God’s on the throne. He can solve every problem.” Or less patiently, “Can you be still for a minute, and know God is God?”
Actually, this less-than-patient last example, though still wrong, is closest to what Korah’s sons were talking about in this particular psalm.