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Psalm 46


Psalm 46 (NIV)

God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
    God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
    he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see what the Lord has done,
    the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.
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1. Read Psalm 46

2. Underline the things to fear in this passage.

3.  Circle everything in the passage that God is or God will do (Mark the pronouns too)

4.  Put a square around everything that “The Lord Almighty” is or will do. (don’t forget the pronouns)

5.  List everything that “God” and “the Lord Almighty” (both refer to God) has power over.


Think about the things you are worried about.  Is there anything out of God’s reach?

Pray

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