Psalm 46:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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2 God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.(A)
3 [a]Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
4 Though its waters rage and foam
and mountains totter at its surging.(B)
Selah
Footnotes
- 46:3–4 Figurative ancient Near Eastern language to describe social and political upheavals.
Psalm 46:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Therefore we will not fear (A)though the earth give way,
though the mountains be moved into (B)the heart of the sea,
3 though (C)its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is (D)a river whose streams make glad (E)the city of God,
the holy (F)habitation of the Most High.
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