Psalms 46:1

NETBible

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; 2  a song. God is our strong refuge; 3  he is truly our helper in times of trouble. 4 

NIV ©

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

MSG ©

God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
For the choir director.
A Psalm
of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.
God
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is our refuge
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and strength
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, A very
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present
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help
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in trouble
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LXXM
(45:1) eiv
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PREP
to
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T-ASN
telov
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N-ASN
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PREP
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T-GPM
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N-GPM
kore
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N-PRI
uper
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PREP
twn
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T-GPM
krufiwn {A-GPM} qalmov
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N-NSM
(45:2) o
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T-NSM
yeov
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N-NSM
hmwn
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P-GP
katafugh {N-NSF} kai
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CONJ
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N-NSF
bohyov
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N-NSM
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PREP
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T-DPF
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NET [draft] ITL
For the music director
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; by the Korahites
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; according to
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the alamoth
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style; a song
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. God
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is our strong
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refuge
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; he is truly
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our helper
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in times of trouble
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.
HEBREW
dam
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aumn
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twrub
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hrze
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zew
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hoxm
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wnl
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Myhla ((2))
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rys
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twmle
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le
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xrq
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ynbl
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xunml (46:1)
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NETBible

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; 2  a song. God is our strong refuge; 3  he is truly our helper in times of trouble. 4 

NET Notes

1 sn Psalm 46. In this so-called “Song Of Zion” God’s people confidently affirm that they are secure because the great warrior-king dwells within Jerusalem and protects it from the nations that cause such chaos in the earth. A refrain (vv. 7, 11) concludes the song’s two major sections.

2 sn The meaning of the Hebrew term עֲלָמוֹת (alamoth, which means “young women”) is uncertain; perhaps it refers to a particular style of music. Cf. 1 Chr 15:20.

3 tn Heb “our refuge and strength,” which is probably a hendiadys meaning “our strong refuge” (see Ps 71:7). Another option is to translate, “our refuge and source of strength.”

4 tn Heb “a helper in times of trouble he is found [to be] greatly.” The perfect verbal form has a generalizing function here. The adverb מְאֹד (mÿ’od, “greatly”) has an emphasizing function.