Psalm 46

Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A song from the Korah family. Use the alamoth.^[a] A song.

46 God is our protection and source of strength.
    He is always ready to help us in times of trouble.
²So we are not afraid when the earth quakes
    and the mountains fall into the sea.
³We are not afraid when the seas become rough and dark
    and the mountains tremble. Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams bring happiness to God’s city,
    to the holy city of God Most High.
⁵God is in that city, so it will never be destroyed.
    He is there to help even before sunrise.
⁶Nations will shake with fear and kingdoms will fall
    when God shouts and makes the earth move.
⁷The Lord All-Powerful is with us.
    The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

⁸Look at the powerful things the Lord has done.
See the awesome things he has done on earth.
⁹He stops wars all over the world.
He breaks the soldiers’ bows, shatters their spears, and burns their shields.^[b]

¹⁰God says, “Stop fighting and know that I am God!
I am the one who defeats the nations;
I am the one who controls the world.”

¹¹The Lord All-Powerful is with us.
The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 46:1 Psalm 46 alamoth This might be a musical instrument, a special way of tuning an instrument, a music style, or one of the groups that played harps in the Temple orchestra. See 1 Chron. 15:21.
Psalm 46:9 shields Or “chariots.”