Psalm 46

I read my favorite Psalm today during my quiet time, as I often do. My life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately. A little stress, a little financial uncertainty, a lot of looking to the Lord for guidance and trusting that our life as we know it is part of His master plan to glorify Himself. Psalm 46 put everything back into perspective for me. The Lord has everything in HIS perspective. He sees all, from the public news of politics and world turmoil to the deepest and most private meanderings of our hearts. This world is not spinning out of control as it may seem at times. It gets more and more chaotic, but He never ceases to be in control. He does not stand afar off. And so I get quiet... I will not fear though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Be still, and know that He is God. The Lord of hosts is with us... The God of Jacob is our refuge! There is peace.

Here it is, in the New King James version.

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though it's waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah.
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has made desolations in the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.