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Psalm 46:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 46[a]

God, the Protector of Zion

1 For the leader. A song of the Korahites. According to alamoth.[b]

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2 God is our refuge and our strength,
    an ever-present help in distress.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46 A song of confidence in God’s protection of Zion with close parallels to Ps 48. The dominant note in Ps 46 is sounded by the refrain, The Lord of hosts is with us (Ps 46:8, 12). The first strophe (Ps 46:2–4) sings of the security of God’s presence even in utter chaos; the second (Ps 46:5–8), of divine protection of the city from its enemies; the third (Ps 46:9–11), of God’s imposition of imperial peace.
  2. 46:1 Alamoth: the melody of the Psalm, now lost.
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