I will not fear(A) though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.(B)

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Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;(A)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.(B)

One thing(C) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(D)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble(E)
    he will keep me safe(F) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(G) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(H)

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Psalm 46[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.

God is our refuge(A) and strength,(B)
    an ever-present(C) help(D) in trouble.(E)
Therefore we will not fear,(F) though the earth give way(G)
    and the mountains fall(H) into the heart of the sea,(I)
though its waters roar(J) and foam(K)
    and the mountains quake(L) with their surging.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
  2. Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.

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