Psalms 46:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 145:18 : 18 Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
Ps 9:9 : 9 Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
Ps 62:7-8 : 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}
Ps 91:1-9 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. 3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; [But] it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Ps 46:11 : 11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
Ps 14:6 : 6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.
Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.
Deut 4:7 : 7 For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is whensoever we call upon him?
2 Sam 22:17-20 : 17 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters; 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. 19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Prov 14:26 : 26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
Ps 46:7 : 7 Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Ps 48:1 : 1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
1 Chr 15:20 : 20 and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth;
Ps 84:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
Ps 85:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Ps 66:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 46:2-7
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2Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. {H5542}
4There is a river, the streams whereof 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 will help her, and that right early.
6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
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Ps 46:10-11
2 verses
81%
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. {H5542}
Ps 91:1-2
2 verses
78%
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 62:6-8
3 verses
76%
6He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. {H5542}
Ps 94:22
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22But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
Ps 60:11-12
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11Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
12Through God we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.
Ps 48:3
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3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Ps 9:9
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9Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
Ps 18:2
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2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 124:8
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8Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
Ps 90:1
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1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
Nah 1:7
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7Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
Ps 16:1
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1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Ps 108:12
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12Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
Ps 56:3-4
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3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
Isa 26:4
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4Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.
Ps 20:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;
Ps 121:1-2
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73%
1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
2My help [cometh] from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.
2 Sam 22:3
73%
3God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
2 Sam 22:32-33
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32For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 65:6
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Ps 22:11
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11Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Ps 61:3
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3For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
Heb 13:6
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Ps 57:1
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1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.
Ps 18:31-32
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31For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
32The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
Ps 89:18
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18For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Ps 56:11
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11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
Ps 28:7
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7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
Ps 33:20
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20Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
Isa 33:2
71%
2O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Ps 37:39
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39But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Ps 10:1
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1Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Ps 66:9
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9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Ps 144:2
71%
2My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.