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God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
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Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
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though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging. 1
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There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
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God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
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Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
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The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
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Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
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He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields 2 with fire.
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He says, "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
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The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.