The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.
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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2 We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake,
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Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
3 Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God of angel armies protects us.
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though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 River fountains splash joy, cooling God's city, this sacred haunt of the Most High.
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There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
5 God lives here, the streets are safe, God at your service from crack of dawn.
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God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
6 Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten, but Earth does anything he says.
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The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7 Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God of angel armies protects us.
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The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 Attention, all! See the marvels of God! He plants flowers and trees all over the earth,
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Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 Bans war from pole to pole, breaks all the weapons across his knee.
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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 with fire.
10 "Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything."
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"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"
11 Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God of angel armies protects us.
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The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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