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Psalm 46:1

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
3though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.
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“Refuge and strength” names God as shelter and support, while “in trouble” leaves room for the danger and distress you still face.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 145:18The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.Both passages speak of God's nearness, with Psalm 145 naming those who call on him in truth.
Psalm 9:9The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.Both describe God as shelter in times of trouble, with Psalm 9 naming the oppressed as those he shelters.
Proverbs 18:10The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.Refuge and a strong tower express the shared assurance that safety is found in God.
Psalm 62:7–8My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.Both passages name God as the source of strength and refuge.
Psalm 91:1–9He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Both use the language of shelter to describe security with God, through refuge in one and shadow in the other.
Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as the LORD our God is whenever we call on him?Both affirm God's nearness to his people, with Deuteronomy describing that nearness when they call on him.
Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the LORD is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.Both identify God as a refuge, while Proverbs links that security with the fear of the LORD.
2 Samuel 22:17–20He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.Psalm 46 declares God's help in trouble; Samuel recounts that help as rescue from many waters.
Hebrews 6:18that 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 take hold of the hope …Both speak of refuge, while Hebrews grounds encouragement in the impossibility of God lying.
Genesis 22:14Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”The shared thread is God's help: Psalm 46 names him as present help, while Abraham's naming points to God's provision.
Habakkuk 3:19GOD, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments.Both name God as strength, with Habakkuk describing that strength through sure feet in high places.
Isaiah 8:10Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”Both ground confidence in God's presence, while Isaiah declares that hostile plans will fail because God is with his people.
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Encouragement

The mountains in the next lines still shake. This confession makes room for upheaval: God's help is present in trouble, and his strength does not depend on stable ground.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).