| | King James | American std |
| 1 | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. |
| 2 | Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; | Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas; |
| 3 | Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. | Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah |
| 4 | There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. | There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. |
| 5 | God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. | God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early. |
| 6 | The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. | The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted. |
| 7 | The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. | Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah |
| 8 | Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. | Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth. |
| 9 | He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. | He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He burneth the chariots in the fire. |
| 10 | Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. | 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 of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. | Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah Psalm 47 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. |