< Psalms 46 >
1 TO THE OVERSEER. BY SONS OF KORAH. FOR GIRLS’ [VOICES]. A SONG. God [is] our refuge and strength, A most sure help in adversities.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we do not fear in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth changes, and though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas,
3 Roar—troubled are its waters, Mountains shake in its pride. (Selah)
though the waters of it roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with the swelling of it. (Selah)
4 A river—its streams make glad the city of God, Your holy place of the dwelling places of the Most High.
There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
5 God [is] in her midst—she is not moved, God helps her at the turn of the morning!
God is in the midst of her. She shall not be moved. God will help her, and that right early.
6 Nations have been troubled, Kingdoms have been moved, He has given forth with His voice—earth melts.
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved, he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 YHWH of Hosts [is] with us, The God of Jacob [is] a tower for us. (Selah)
Jehovah of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)
8 Come, see the works of YHWH, Who has done astonishing things in the earth,
Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he has made in the earth.
9 Causing wars to cease, To the end of the earth, He shatters the bow, And He has cut apart the spear, He burns chariots with fire.
He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in two. He burns the chariots in the fire.
10 Desist, and know that I [am] God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.
11 YHWH of hosts [is] with us, The God of Jacob [is] a tower for us! (Selah)
Jehovah of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. (Selah)