Psalm 46

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Psalm 46

For the music leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth.^[a] A song.

46 God is our refuge and strength,
    a help always near in times of great trouble.
²That’s why we won’t be afraid when the world falls apart,
    when the mountains crumble into the center of the sea,
³    when its waters roar and rage,
    when the mountains shake because of its surging waves. Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams gladden God’s city,
    the holiest dwelling of the Most High.
⁵God is in that city. It will never crumble.
    God will help it when morning dawns.
⁶Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
    God utters his voice; the earth melts.
⁷The Lord of heavenly forces is with us!
    The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

⁸Come, see the Lord’s deeds,
    what devastation he has imposed on the earth—
⁹    bringing wars to an end in every corner of the world,
    breaking the bow and shattering the spear,
        burning chariots with fire.

¹⁰“That’s enough! Now know that I am God!
I am exalted among all nations; I am exalted throughout the world!”

¹¹The Lord of heavenly forces is with us!
The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 46:1 Heb uncertain; see the note at Pss 9–10.

Genesis 12:1-9

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Abram’s family moves to Canaan

12 The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. ²I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing.

³I will bless those who bless you,
    those who curse you I will curse;
        all the families of the earth
            will be blessed because of you.”^[a]

⁴Abram left just as the Lord told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. ⁵Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all of their possessions, and those who became members of their household in Haran; and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, ⁶Abram traveled through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, at the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites lived in the land at that time. ⁷The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I give this land to your descendants,” so Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him. ⁸From there he traveled toward the mountains east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshipped in the Lord’s name. ⁹Then Abram set out toward the arid southern plain, making and breaking camp as he went.

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Footnotes

Genesis 12:3 Or will bless themselves because of you; or will find a blessing because of you

1 Corinthians 7:17-24

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¹⁷Nevertheless, each person should live the kind of life that the Lord assigned when he called each one. This is what I teach in all the churches. ¹⁸If someone was circumcised when called, he shouldn’t try to reverse it. If someone wasn’t circumcised when he was called, he shouldn’t be circumcised. ¹⁹Circumcision is nothing; not being circumcised is nothing. What matters is keeping God’s commandments. ²⁰Each person should stay in the situation they were in when they were called. ²¹If you were a slave when you were called, don’t let it bother you. But if you are actually able to be free, take advantage of the opportunity. ²²Anyone who was a slave when they were called by the Lord has the status of being the Lord’s free person. In the same way, anyone who was a free person when they were called is Christ’s slave. ²³You were bought and paid for. Don’t become slaves of people. ²⁴So then, brothers and sisters, each of you should stay with God in the situation you were in when you were called.