Verse
Psalms 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
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The verses around Psalms 46:1.
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Verse explanation
The image of a fortress evokes a walled city, the safest place there was against attacks in antiquity; this very verse inspired the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," by Martin Luther, centuries later.
From the Psalms 46 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 46:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Deus é o nosso refugio e fortaleza, soccorro bem presente na angustia.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Deus [é] nosso refúgio e força; socorro oportuno nas angústias.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Para el director del coro, por los hijos de Coré. Según e canto de Alamot. Dios es nuestra protección y nuestra fuerza; siempre listo para ayudar cuando vienen los problemas.
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