God is our refuge and strength
							
																								
								(2 Kings 18:13-16; 2 Chronicles 32:1-8)							
																								
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									 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
								
							 
																								
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									Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
								
							 
																								
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									though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge.
								
							 
																								
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									Selah There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
								
							 
																								
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									God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
								
							 
																								
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									Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
								
							 
																								
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									The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
								
							 
																								
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									Selah Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
								
							 
																								
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									He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields (a) in the fire.
								
							 
																								
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									 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
								
							 
																								
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									 The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
								
							 
																																								
								
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