Psalms 46:1

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song.

1 [a][b]God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

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Psalms 46:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
ESV
1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
NLT
1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
MSG
1 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.
CSB
1 God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.

Psalms 46:1 In-Context

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
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 their surging.
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 fall; God will help her at break of day.

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Cross References 5

  • 1. Psalms 9:9; Psalms 14:6; Psalms 37:39; Psalms 61:3; Psalms 73:26; Psalms 91:2,9; Psalms 142:5; Isaiah 33:16; Jeremiah 16:19; Jeremiah 17:17; Joel 3:16; Nahum 1:7
  • 2. Psalms 18:1
  • 3. Psalms 34:18; Lamentations 3:57; Deuteronomy 4:7
  • 4. Psalms 18:6; Luke 1:54
  • 5. S Deuteronomy 4:30; Psalms 25:17

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
  • [b]. Title: Probably a musical term
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