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.
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;
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
11 Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er med oss; Jakobs Gud er vår borg. (Sela.)