God's Defense of God's City and People

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the
earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the
heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its
tumult.                                     Selah

There is a river whose streams make glad
the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
God is in the midst of the city; it shall
not be moved;
God will help it when the morning
dawns.
The nations are in an uproar, the
kingdoms totter;
God utters God's voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.  Selah

Come, behold the works of the Lord;
see what desolations God has brought on
the earth.
God makes wars cease to the end of the
earth;
God breaks the bow, and shatters the
spear;
God burns the shields with fire.
“Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”

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