A dry-stone sheepfold tucked under a great overhang of dark rock, cream and brown sheep close together and still, a gray storm sweeping the valley beyond.

Song of Zion · Sons of Korah

Psalm 46

For the day the ground gives way under you.

11 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressurePsalm 46
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

God Is Our Refuge and Strength

For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song.

God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in times of trouble.

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A whole limestone headland shearing away and sliding into a gray heaving sea, a wall of foam and rock dust rising.

Therefore we will not fear,

though the earth is transformed

and the mountains are toppled

into the depths of the seas,

though their waters roar and foam

and the mountains quake in the surge.

Selah

Clear water running in a narrow stone-cut channel through green terraced gardens at the foot of Jerusalem's ridge, the plain city wall high above.

There is a river whose streams delight the city of God,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.

God is within her; she will not be moved.

God will help her when morning dawns.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Nations rage, kingdoms crumble;

the earth melts when He lifts His voice.

The LORD of Hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Selah

A heap of round leather shields, broken bows and snapped spear shafts burning on a bare field at dusk, seen from a distance, smoke rising straight up.

Come, see the works of the LORD,

who brings devastation upon the earth.

He makes wars to cease throughout the earth;

He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;

He burns the shields in the fire.

God

“Be still and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted over the earth.”

The LORD of Hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Selah

Reflect

Stop

What would it take for you to stop? Sit a full minute in silence before you write anything. Then write down what you have been trying to hold up by yourself, and what it would mean to hear “Be still” about that.

You’ve experienced

Psalm 46

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A verse to carry with you

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.

Psalm 46:10

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