American Standard Version ASV
New International Version NIV
1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart 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 the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. [Selah
3
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles 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 in the midst of her; She shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
5
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
6
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
7
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.
8
Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.
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 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
11
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
The American Standard Version is in the public domain.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.