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1For the leader. A song of the Korahites. According to alamoth .[#: the melody of the Psalm, now lost.]
2God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
3Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken[#Figurative ancient Near Eastern language to describe social and political upheavals.]
and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
4Though its waters rage and foam
and mountains totter at its surging.
5Streams of the river gladden the city of God,[#Jerusalem is not situated on a river. This description derives from mythological descriptions of the divine abode and symbolizes the divine presence as the source of all life (cf. Is 33:21; Ez 47:1–12; Jl 4:18; Zec 14:8; Rev 22:1–2).]
the holy dwelling of the Most High.
6God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken;
God will help it at break of day.
7Though nations rage and kingdoms totter,
he utters his voice and the earth melts.
8The Lord of hosts is with us;[#The first line of the refrain is similar in structure and meaning to Isaiah’s name for the royal child, Emmanuel, With us is God (Is 7:14; 8:8, 10).]
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
9Come and see the works of the Lord ,
who has done fearsome deeds on earth;
10Who stops wars to the ends of the earth,
breaks the bow, splinters the spear,
and burns the shields with fire;
11“Be still and know that I am God![#Ps 48:11.]
I am exalted among the nations,
exalted on the earth.”
12The Lord of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.