Psalm 46a
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.b A song.
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.b A song.
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.c
and the mountains quake with their surging.c
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shieldsd with fire.
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shieldsd with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.