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Psalm 46

Deus noster refugium

1 God is our refuge and strength,*

a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved,*

and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters rage and swell,*

and though the mountains shake at its tempest.

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,*

the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; therefore she shall not be moved.*

God shall help her at the break of day.

6 The nations are in an uproar, and the kingdoms are moved,*

but God has lifted his voice, and the earth shall melt away.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us;*

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

8 O come and behold the works of the Lord,*

what devastations he has brought upon the earth.

9 He makes wars to cease in all the world;*

he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the chariots in the fire.

10 "Be still then and know that I am God;*

I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth."

11 The Lord of hosts is with us;*

the God of Jacob is our refuge.

Psalms with similar themes:

God the Judge
1  11  7  46  97  50  62  82  75  76  90  96  98 

God’s Glory
18  29  99  46  148  150 

God ’s Sovereignty
24  93  46  47  72  89  96  97  98  99  112  146  145 

The Church
46  111  48  84  122  133  147 

God our Refuge
4  20  17  37  46  49  54  61  71  91  103  121  146 

In Time of Trouble
3  11  12  13  18  20  46  30  146  40  49  57  85  62  63  80  86  90  107  118  144 

Peace
29  46  76  85  98  100  124  125  126 

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