God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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Psalms 46:1-3
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Ps 46 This psalm of Zion celebrates God’s special presence in Jerusalem (see also Pss 48, 76, 87, 122), inviting confidence in the Lord because the citizens of Zion enjoy his protection.46:title sung by soprano voices: Hebrew according to alamoth (“maidens”; see also study note on 1 Chr 15:20). In worship, a choir or a group of instrumentalists performed this hymn.
46:1-3 Even when faced with natural disasters, the citizens of Zion express no fear.
Other Bible passages linked to this one, most cited first.
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
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