Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 46 - New International Version (2024)

Psalm 46^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.^[b] A song.

¹God is our refuge^(A) and strength,^(B)
an ever-present^(C) help^(D) in trouble.^(E)
2Therefore we will not fear,^(F) though the earth give way^(G)
and the mountains fall^(H) into the heart of the sea,^(I)
3though its waters roar^(J) and foam^(K)
and the mountains quake^(L) with their surging.^[c]

⁴There is a river^(M) whose streams^(N) make glad the city of God,^(O)
the holy place where the Most High^(P) dwells.^(Q)
5God is within her,^(R) she will not fall;^(S)
God will help^(T) her at break of day.
⁶Nations^(U) are in uproar,^(V) kingdoms^(W) fall;
he lifts his voice,^(X) the earth melts.^(Y)

⁷The Lord Almighty^(Z) is with us;^(AA)
the God of Jacob^(AB) is our fortress.^(AC)

⁸Come and see what the Lord has done,^(AD)
the desolations^(AE) he has brought on the earth.
⁹He makes wars^(AF) cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow^(AG) and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields^[d] with fire.^(AH)
10He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;^(AI)
I will be exalted^(AJ) among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹¹The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob^(AK) is our fortress.^(AL)

Footnotes

1. Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
2. Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
3. Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
4. Psalm 46:9 Or chariots

Cross references

1. Psalm 46:1 : Ps 9:9; 37:39; 61:3; 73:26; 91:2, 9; 142:5; Isa 33:16; Jer 16:19; 17:17; Joel 3:16; Na 1:7
2. Psalm 46:1 : Ps 18:1
3. Psalm 46:1 : Ps 34:18; La 3:57
4. Psalm 46:1 : Ps 18:6; Lk 1:54
5. Psalm 46:1 : S Dt 4:30; Ps 25:17
6. Psalm 46:2 : S Ge 4:7; Ps 3:6
7. Psalm 46:2 : Ps 82:5; Isa 13:13; 24:1, 19, 20; Jer 4:23; Da 11:19; Am 8:14; S Rev 6:14
8. Psalm 46:2 : ver 6; Ps 18:7; 97:5; Isa 54:10; Am 9:5; Mic 1:4; Na 1:5; Hab 3:6
9. Psalm 46:2 : Ex 15:8
10. Psalm 46:3 : Ps 93:3; Isa 17:13; Jer 5:22; Eze 1:24; Rev 19:6
11. Psalm 46:3 : S Job 9:26
12. Psalm 46:3 : S Jdg 5:5
13. Psalm 46:4 : S Ge 2:10; Rev 22:1
14. Psalm 46:4 : S Ps 1:3
15. Psalm 46:4 : Ps 48:1, 8; 87:3; 101:8; Rev 3:12
16. Psalm 46:4 : Ge 14:18
17. Psalm 46:4 : S 2Sa 15:25
18. Psalm 46:5 : Dt 23:14; S Ps 26:8; Isa 12:6; Zec 2:5
19. Psalm 46:5 : Ps 125:1
20. Psalm 46:5 : S 1Ch 5:20
21. Psalm 46:6 : S Job 12:23
22. Psalm 46:6 : Ps 74:23; Isa 5:30; 17:12
23. Psalm 46:6 : Ps 68:32; 102:22; Isa 13:4, 13; 23:11; Eze 26:18; Mt 4:8
24. Psalm 46:6 : S Ps 29:3; Isa 33:3
25. Psalm 46:6 : S ver 2
26. Psalm 46:7 : S 1Sa 1:11
27. Psalm 46:7 : S Ge 21:22
28. Psalm 46:7 : S Ps 20:1
29. Psalm 46:7 : ver 11; Ps 18:2
30. Psalm 46:8 : Ps 66:5
31. Psalm 46:8 : Isa 17:9; 64:10; Da 9:26; Lk 21:20
32. Psalm 46:9 : Isa 2:4
33. Psalm 46:9 : S Ps 37:15; S Isa 22:6
34. Psalm 46:9 : Isa 9:5; Eze 39:9; Hos 2:18
35. Psalm 46:10 : Dt 4:35; 1Ki 18:36, 39; Ps 100:3; Isa 37:16, 20; 43:11; 45:21; Eze 36:23
36. Psalm 46:10 : Ps 18:46; Isa 2:11
37. Psalm 46:11 : S Ps 20:1
38. Psalm 46:11 : S ver 7