| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 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. | 1God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress. |
| 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, | 2Therefore we will not be frightened when the earth roars, when the mountains shake in the depths of the seas, |
| 3though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. | 3when its waters roar and rage, when the mountains tremble despite their pride. Interlude |
| 4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. | 4Look! There is a river whose streams make the city of God rejoice, even the Holy Place of the Most High. |
| 5God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. | 5Since God is in her midst, she will not be shaken. God will help her at the break of dawn. |
| 6Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. | 6The nations roared; the kingdoms were shaken. His voice boomed; the earth melts. |
| 7The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. | 7The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; our refuge is the God of Jacob. Interlude |
| 8Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. | 8Come, observe the mighty works of the LORD, who causes desolation in the earth. |
| 9He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. | 9He causes wars to cease all over the earth, he causes the bow to break, the spear to snap, the chariots to ignite and burn. |
| 10He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." | 10Be in awe and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted throughout the earth. |
| 11The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. | 11The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Interlude |
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