Psalm 46
God’s Defense of His City and People
To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.
1 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.(A)
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea,(B)
3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah(C)
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.(D)
5 God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;
God will help it when the morning dawns.(E)
6 The nations are in an uproar; the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice; the earth melts.(F)
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.Selah(G)
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord;
see what desolations he has brought on the earth.(H)
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.(I)
10 “Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations;
I am exalted in the earth.”(J)
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.Selah
Footnotes
- 46.1
- 46.5
- 46.7
- 46.11
Cross references
- 46.1 : Deut 4.7; Ps 9.9; 14.6
- 46.2 : Ps 18.7; 23.4; 82.5
- 46.3 : Ps 93.3, 4
- 46.4 : Ps 48.1, 8; Isa 8.7; 60.14
- 46.5 : Ps 37.40; Isa 12.6
- 46.6 : Ps 2.1; 68.33; Mic 1.4
- 46.7 : 2 Chr 13.12; Ps 9.9
- 46.8 : Ps 66.5; Isa 61.4
- 46.9 : Ps 76.3; Isa 2.4; Ezek 39.9
- 46.10 : Ps 100.3; Isa 2.11, 17
