
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.
