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Psalms 46 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | To the overseer for the sons of Korah, with the female voice: a song. O God, to us refuge and strength, helping greatly, being found in straits. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. | |
| 2 | For this we will not fear in the changing of the earth, and in the moving of the mountains into the heart of the seas. | Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, | Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, | |
| 3 | Its waters will roar, they will foam; the mountains will tremble in its pride. Silence. | though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah | though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. | |
| 4 | A river, its streams will gladden the city of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High. | There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. | There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. | |
| 5 | God is in her midst, she shall not be moved: God will help her at the face of morning. | God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. | God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. | |
| 6 | Nations raged, kingdoms were moved: he gave with his voice, the earth will melt. | The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. | Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. | |
| 7 | Jehovah of armies is with us, the God of Jacob a height for us. Silence. | The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. | |
| 8 | Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he set in the earth. | Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. | Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. | |
| 9 | Causing wars to cease even to the end of the earth; he will break the bow, and be cut off the spear, and he will burn the cars in fire. | He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. | 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 | Desist, and know that I am God: I will be exalted in the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. | “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” | 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 | Jehovah of armies is with us; the God of Jacob a height for us. Silence. | The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. | |
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