Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 46 · trust and refuge and help and protection

11 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 46 contains 11 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include trust and refuge, help and protection, and Jacob.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 46?

The chapter opens, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” It closes in verse 11, “The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
trust and refugehelp and protectionJacob
Passage
Psalms 46:1–11
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 204 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 46 outline

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  1. Verses 1–11

    Trust and Refuge · Help and Protection

    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 46 KJV

1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9He 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. 10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.