Psalm 46. Deus noster refugium.

1. GOD is our hope and strength, *
   a very present help in trouble.
2. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, *
   and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;
3. Though the waters thereof rage and swell, *
   and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
4. There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God; *
   the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most Highest.
5. God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed; *
   God shall help her, and that right early.
6. The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved; *
   but God hath showed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.
7. The Lord of hosts is with us; *
   the God of Jacob is our refuge.
8. O come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, *
   what destruction he hath brought upon the earth.
9. He maketh wars to cease in all the world; *
   he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the fire.
10. Be still then, and know that I am God: *
    I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
11. The Lord of hosts is with us; *
    the God of Jacob is our refuge.