Psalms 46:2-9 in English

² Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.

⁶ The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

⁸ Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.

² Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout to God with a voice of exultation.

³ For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth.

⁴ He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

⁵ He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.

⁶ God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with a sound of a trumpet.

⁷ Sing praises to our God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

⁸ For God is king of all the earth: sing praises with understanding.

⁹ God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

² Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

² Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

² For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth.

³ He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

⁴ He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.

⁵ God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with a sound of a trumpet.

⁶ Sing praises to our God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

⁷ For God is king of all the earth: sing praises with understanding.

⁸ God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

⁹ The rulers of the people are assembled with the God of Abraam: for God's mighty ones of the earth have been greatly exalted.

² Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved in the heart of the seas;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire.

² So, even if the earth shakes, we will not be afraid. Even if the mountains fall into the middle of the sea,

³ and if the water in the sea roars and foams, and the hills shake violently, we will not be afraid!

⁴ Blessings that come from God are like a river that makes everyone in the city where we worship God joyful. It is the city where the temple of God, who is greater than any other god, exists.

⁵ God is in this city, and it will never be destroyed; he will come to help the people in that city at dawn every day.

⁶ Sometimes the people of many nations are terrified; kingdoms ◄are overthrown/cease to exist►; God speaks loudly like thunder, and the earth melts (OR, people everywhere become terrified) MET.

⁷ But Yahweh, the commander of the armies of heaven, is with us; the God whom Jacob worshiped (OR, we Israeli people worship) is our refuge.

⁸ Come and ◄see/think about► the amazing things that Yahweh has done DOU!

⁹ He stops wars all over the world; he breaks bows and arrows; he destroys spears; he burns up shields.

² For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth.

³ He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.

⁴ He has chosen out his inheritance for us, the beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.

⁵ God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with a sound of a trumpet.

⁶ Sing praises to our God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

⁷ For God is king of all the earth: sing praises with understanding.

⁸ God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

⁹ The rulers of the people are assembled with the God of Abraam: for God's mighty ones of the earth have been greatly exalted.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;

³ Though its waters are sounding and troubled, and though the mountains are shaking with their violent motion. (Selah.)

⁴ There is a river whose streams make glad the resting-place of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.

⁶ The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.

⁷ The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)

⁸ Come, see the works of the Lord, the destruction which he has made in the earth.

⁹ He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

² Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the heart of the seas;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

⁴ There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her at the dawn of the morning.

⁶ The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth:

⁹ He hath made wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire.

² O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of Joy,

³ For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.

⁴ He hath subdued the people under us; and the nations under our feet.

⁵ He hath chosen for us his inheritance the beauty of Jacob which he hath loved.

⁶ God is ascended with jubilee, and the Lord with the sound of trumpet.

⁷ Sing praises to our God, sing ye: sing praises to our king, sing ye.

⁸ For God is the king of all the earth: sing ye wisely.

⁹ God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne.

² So we will not be afraid though the earth shakes, though the mountains fall into the depths of the sea,

³ though the waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble as the waters surge violently! Selah.

⁴ A river flows to bring happiness to those in God's city, the holy place where the Most High lives.

⁵ God is in the midst of the city; it will never fall. God protects it as soon as it is light.

⁶ Nations are in turmoil, kingdoms collapse. God raises his voice and the earth melts.

⁷ The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob protects us. Selah.

⁸ Come and see what the Lord has achieved! See the amazing things he has done on the earth!

⁹ He stops wars all over the world. He smashes the bow; he breaks the spear; he sets shields on fire.

² Therefore will not we feare, though the earth be moued, and though the mountaines fall into the middes of the sea.

³ Though the waters thereof rage and be troubled, and the mountaines shake at the surges of the same. Selah,

⁴ Yet there is a Riuer, whose streames shall make glad the citie of God: euen the Sanctuarie of the Tabernacles of the most High.

⁵ God is in the middes of it: therefore shall it not be moued: God shall helpe it very earely.

⁶ When the nations raged, and the kingdomes were moued, God thundred, and the earth melted.

⁷ The Lord of hostes is with vs: the God of Iaakob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, and behold the workes of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh warres to cease vnto the endes of the world: he breaketh the bowe and cutteth the speare, and burneth the chariots with fire.

² (46-3) Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, and though the mountains be moved into the heart of the seas;

³ (46-4) Though the waters thereof roar and foam, though the mountains shake at the swelling thereof. Selah

⁴ (46-5) There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holiest dwelling-place of the Most High.

⁵ (46-6) God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, at the approach of morning.

⁶ (46-7) Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

⁷ (46-8) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

⁸ (46-9) Come, behold the works of the LORD, who hath made desolations in the earth.

⁹ (46-10) He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

³ Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of the Lord, What desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariot in the fire.

² (46:3) Therefore will we not fear, even when the earth is transformed, and when mountains are moved into the heart of the seas;

³ (46:4) When the waters thereof roar and foam, when mountains quake before his majesty. Selah.

⁴ (46:5) There is a river, its rivulets cause to rejoice the city of God, the sanctuary of the dwellings of the Most High.

⁵ (46:6) God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God will ever help her, at the dawning of her morning.

⁶ (46:7) Nations rage, kingdoms are moved: he letteth his voice be heard, the earth melteth away.

⁷ (46:8) The Lord of hosts is with us; a defense unto us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

⁸ (46:9) Come, look at the deeds of the Lord, who hath made desolations on the earth.

⁹ (46:10) He causeth wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in pieces; he burneth wagons in the fire.

² Clap your hands, all ye nations; Shout to God with a voice of exultation.

³ For the Lord most high is terrible; He is a great king over all the earth.

⁴ He has subdued the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.

⁵ He has chosen out his inheritance for us, The beauty of Jacob which he loved. Pause.

⁶ God is gone up with a shout, The Lord with a sound of a trumpet.

⁷ Sing praises to our God, sing praises: Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

⁸ For God is king of all the earth: Sing praises with understanding.

⁹ God reigns over the nations: God sits upon the throne of his holiness.

² Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be changed; Though the mountains tremble in the heart of the sea;

³ Though its waters roar and be troubled, And the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Pause.

⁴ A river with its streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy dwelling-place of the Most High.

⁵ God is the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her, and that full early.

⁶ The nations raged; kingdoms were moved; He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Pause.

⁸ Come, behold the doings of the LORD; What desolations he hath made in the earth!

⁹ He causeth wars to cease to the end of the earth; He hath broken the bow, and snapped the spear asunder, And burned the chariots in fire.

² So we have no fear, though earth should change, and the hills totter into the heart of the ocean.

³ Let its waters roar and foam, let the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob. Selah

⁴ A river there is, whose streams make glad God's city, the home the Most High has hallowed.

⁵ God is within her: she cannot be shaken. God helps her at the turn of the morning.

⁶ Nations roared, kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, earth melted away.

⁷ On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob.

⁸ Come and see what the Lord has done, working appallingly in the earth.

⁹ He stills wars to the ends of the earth- breaking the bow, snapping the spear, burning the chariots in the fire.

² So we have no fear, though earth should change, and the hills totter into the heart of the ocean.

³ Let its waters roar and foam, let the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob. Selah

⁴ A river there is, whose streams make glad God's city, the home the Most High has hallowed.

⁵ God is within her: she cannot be shaken. God helps her at the turn of the morning.

⁶ Nations roared, kingdoms tottered: he uttered his voice, earth melted away.

⁷ On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob.

⁸ Come and see what the Lord has done, working appallingly in the earth.

⁹ He stills wars to the ends of the earth- breaking the bow, snapping the spear, burning the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of haElyon the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, and the earth melted.

⁷ Adonai Tzva'ot Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies is with us. The God of Jacob Supplanter is our refuge. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁸ Come, see Adonai ’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains should be shaken into the heart of the seas,

³ though its waters roar and rage, and though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah

⁴ There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

⁵ God is in the middle of her; she will not be moved; God will help her, and he will do so at the dawn of morning.

⁶ The nations raged and the kingdoms were shaken; he lifted up his voice, and the earth melted.

⁷ Yahweh of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

⁸ Come, behold the deeds of Yahweh, the destruction he has caused on earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts the spear into pieces; he burns up the shields.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see Yahweh’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore will we not fear, though the earth shall be removed, and though the mountains shall be carried into the midst of the sea;

³ Though its waters shall roar and be disturbed, though the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

⁵ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

⁶ The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

⁹ He maketh wars to cease to the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear asunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

³ though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

⁴ There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.

⁵ God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

⁶ The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.

⁷ The LORD of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁸ Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made in the earth.

⁹ He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

² Therefore we shall not dread, while the earth shall be troubled; and the hills shall be borne over into the heart of the sea.

³ The waters of them sounded, and were troubled; hills were troubled altogether in the strength of him.

⁴ The fierceness of the flood maketh glad the city of God; the highest God hath hallowed his tabernacle.

⁵ God in the midst thereof shall not be moved; God shall help it early in the gray morrowtide.

⁶ Heathen men were troubled alto-gether, and realms were bowed down; God gave his voice, the earth was moved.

⁷ The Lord of virtues is with us; God of Jacob is our up-taker.

⁸ Come ye, and see the works of the Lord; which wonders he hath set on the earth.

⁹ He doing away battles till to the end of the land; shall all-bruise bow, and he shall break altogether armours or arms, and he shall burn shields with fire.

² Therefore we shall not dread, while the earth shall be troubled; and the hills shall be borne over into the heart of the sea. (And so we shall not fear, when the earth be troubled; and the mountains be carried over into the heart of the sea.)

³ The waters of them sounded, and were troubled; hills were troubled (al)together in the strength of him. (And when the waters roar, and be troubled; and the mountains be altogether troubled by his strength, or his might.)

⁴ The fierceness of the flood maketh glad the city of God; the highest God hath hallowed his tabernacle. (There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God; and the Most High God hath hallowed his Temple.)

⁵ God in the midst thereof shall not be moved; God shall help it early in the gray morrowtide. (God is there in its midst, and that city shall not be shaken, or destroyed; God shall help it early in the gray morning or at the break of day.)

⁶ Heathen men were troubled (al)together, and realms were bowed down; God gave his voice, the earth was moved. (But the heathen were altogether troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down; yea, God gave his voice, and the earth shook.)

⁷ The Lord of virtues is with us; God of Jacob is our up-taker. (The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge or the God of Jacob is our stronghold, or our defender.)

⁸ Come ye, and see the works of the Lord; which wonders he hath set on the earth.

⁹ He doing away battles till to the end of the land; shall all-bruise bow, and he shall break (al)together armours, and he shall burn shields with fire. (He doeth away, or stoppeth, all the battles unto the ends of the earth; he altogether breaketh the bows, and the arms, or the weapons, and he burneth up the shields with fire.)

² Therefore we fear not in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.

³ Roar — troubled are its waters, Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.

⁴ A river — its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

⁵ God is in her midst — she is not moved, God doth help her at the turn of the morn!

⁶ Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.

⁷ Jehovah of Hosts is with us, A tower for us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

⁸ Come ye, see the works of Jehovah, Who hath done astonishing things in the earth,

⁹ Causing wars to cease, Unto the end of the earth, the bow he shivereth, And the spear He hath cut asunder, Chariots he doth burn with fire.