Psalm 46:5-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
5 [a]Streams of the river gladden the city of God,
the holy dwelling of the Most High.(A)
6 God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken;
God will help it at break of day.(B)
7 Though nations rage and kingdoms totter,
he utters his voice and the earth melts.(C)
8 [b]The Lord of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
Selah
Footnotes
- 46:5 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).
- 46:8 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).
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