Psalm 46

God’s Defence of His City and People

To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.
¹God is our refuge and strength,
   a very present^* help in trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
   though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
³though its waters roar and foam,
   though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
          Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
   the holy habitation of the Most High.
⁵God is in the midst of the city;^* it shall not be moved;
   God will help it when the morning dawns.
⁶The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter;
   he utters his voice, the earth melts.
⁷The Lord of hosts is with us;
   the God of Jacob is our refuge.^*
          Selah

⁸Come, behold the works of the Lord;
   see what desolations he has brought on the earth.
⁹He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
   he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear;
   he burns the shields with fire.
¹⁰‘Be still, and know that I am God!
   I am exalted among the nations,
   I am exalted in the earth.’
¹¹The Lord of hosts is with us;
   the God of Jacob is our refuge.^*
          Selah