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The Book of Psalms

Psalm 46

God is Our Refuge

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.

1God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,
and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.  Selah 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God,
the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved:
God shall help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved:
he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7 The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah 8 Come, behold the works of the LORD,
what desolations he hath made in 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 chariot in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah




About Psalms Chapter 46

Book II · Psalms 42–72 — Longing for God, deliverance and royal hope

What happens

God is the refuge of His people even if mountains fall into the sea and nations rage. The psalm pictures His city made glad by a river and summons the earth to behold His works and be still before Him.

Why it matters

Security is not the absence of upheaval but the presence of the sovereign LORD. The call to be still invites worshippers to surrender fear and acknowledge His authority among all nations.

Key verse

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Psalm 46:1 · KJV

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