| Holman Christian Standard (CSB) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble. | 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. |
| 2 Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, | 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, |
| 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah | 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Selah" |
| 4 [There is] a river- its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High. | 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. |
| 5 God is within her; she will not be toppled. God will help her when the morning dawns. | 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. |
| 6 Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when He lifts His voice. | 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. |
| 7 The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah | 7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah" |
| 8 Come, see the works of the Lord, who brings devastation on the earth. | 8 Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth. |
| 9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth. He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces; He burns up the chariots. | 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. |
| 10 "Stop [your fighting]-and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth." | 10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." |
| 11 The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah | 11 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah" |
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