| English Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | 1For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-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 we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, |
| 3though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah | 3though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. |
| 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. | 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. |
| 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. | 5God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. |
| 6The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. | 6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. |
| 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | 7The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. |
| 8Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. | 8Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on 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 makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. |
| 10“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” | 10He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." |
| 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah | 11The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. |
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