Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
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For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths;
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Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
3 even if the seas roar and rage, and the hills are shaken by the violence.
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though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
4 There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the sacred house of the Most High.
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There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.
5 God is in that city, and it will never be destroyed; at early dawn he will come to its aid.
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God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
6 Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken; God thunders, and the earth dissolves.
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The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
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The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done. See what amazing things he has done on earth.
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Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made on the earth.
9 He stops wars all over the world; he breaks bows, destroys spears, and sets shields on fire.
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He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.
10 "Stop fighting," he says, "and know that I am God, supreme among the nations, supreme over the world."
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“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted on the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
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The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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