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Psalm 46:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

3 [a]Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
    and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
4 Though its waters rage and foam
    and mountains totter at its surging.(A)
Selah

II

5 [b]Streams of the river gladden the city of God,
    the holy dwelling of the Most High.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 46:3–4 Figurative ancient Near Eastern language to describe social and political upheavals.
  2. 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).
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