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1 God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble.
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 So we will not be afraid even if the earth shakes, or the mountains fall into the sea,
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Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 even if the oceans roar and foam, or the mountains shake at the raging sea. Selah
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though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
4 There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, the holy place where God Most High lives.
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There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is in that city, and so it will not be shaken. God will help her at dawn.
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God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations tremble and kingdoms shake. God shouts and the earth crumbles.
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Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord All-Powerful is with us; the God of Jacob is our defender.Selah
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The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the amazing things he has done on the earth.
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Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He stops wars everywhere on the earth. He breaks all bows and spears and burns up the chariots with fire.
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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 God says, "Be quiet and know that I am God. I will be supreme over all the nations; I will be supreme in the earth."
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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 The Lord All-Powerful is with us; the God of Jacob is our defender.Selah God, the King of the World
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The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
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