Psalms 46

1 To him that excelleth upon Alamoth a song committed to the sonnes of Korah. God is our hope and strength, and helpe in troubles, ready to be found.

For the leader. Of the Korahites, on alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we feare, though the earth be moued, and though the mountaines fall into the middes of the sea.

So we have no fear, though earth should change, and the hills totter into the heart of the ocean.

3 Though the waters thereof rage and be troubled, and the mountaines shake at the surges of the same. (Selah)

Let its waters roar and foam, let the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob. (Selah)

4 Yet there is a Riuer, whose streames shall make glad the citie of God: euen the Sanctuarie of the Tabernacles of the most High.

A river there is, whose streams make glad God’s city, the home the Most High has hallowed.

5 God is in the middes of it: therefore shall it not be moued: God shall helpe it very earely.

God is within her: she cannot be shaken. God helps her at the turn of the morning.

6 When the nations raged, and the kingdomes were moued, God thundred, and the earth melted.

Nations roared, kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, earth melted away.

7 The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iaakob is our refuge. (Selah)

On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob.

8 Come, and behold the workes of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Come and see what the Lord has done, working appallingly in the earth.

9 He maketh warres to cease vnto the endes of the world: he breaketh the bowe and cutteth the speare, and burneth the chariots with fire.

He stills wars to the ends of the earth – breaking the bow, snapping the spear, burning the chariots in the fire.

10 Be still and knowe that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I wil be exalted in the earth.

‘Refrain; and know surely that I am God, high over the nations, high over the world.’

11 The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iaakob is our refuge. (Selah)

On our side is the Lord of Hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob. (Selah)