| English Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | 1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
| 2Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, | 2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; |
| 3though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah | 3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. |
| 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. | 4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. |
| 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. | 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. |
| 6The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. | 6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. |
| 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. |
| 8Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. | 8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. |
| 9He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. | 9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. |
| 10“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” | 10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. |
| 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. |
| ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
|
    |