Verse 1
Gud er vår tilflukt og styrke, en alltid nær hjelp i trengsler.
<To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.> God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
Verse 2
Derfor frykter vi ikke, om jorden vakler og fjellene faller i havets dyp.
For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;
Verse 3
Om havets bølger bruser og skummer, om fjellene skjelver under dets kraft. (Sela.)
Though its waters are sounding and troubled, and though the mountains are shaking with their violent motion. (Selah.)
Verse 4
Det er en elv som gleder Guds by, det hellige stedet der Den Høyeste har sine boliger.
There is a river whose streams make glad the resting-place of God, the holy place of the tents of the Most High.
Verse 5
Gud er i dens midte, den skal ikke rokkes; Gud hjelper den når morgenen gryr.
God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.
Verse 6
Folkeslag larmet, riker vaklet; jorden smeltet da hans røst lød.
The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.
Verse 7
Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er med oss; Jakobs Gud er vår borg. (Sela.)
The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)
Verse 8
Kom, se Herrens gjerninger, de underverk han har gjort på jorden.
Come, see the works of the Lord, the destruction which he has made in the earth.
Verse 9
Han gjør ende på krig til jordens ender; han bryter buer og knuser spyd, brenner vognene opp med ild.
He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.
Verse 10
Vær stille og kjenn at jeg er Gud: Jeg blir opphøyd blant folkene, jeg er æret på jorden.
Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.
Verse 11