Psalm 46 Redux

God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
    and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
    and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
    God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
    he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

7 The Lord Almighty is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.

8 Come and see what the Lord has done,
    the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
    to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the shields[d] 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.

(NIV)

When bubbling brook, and sound-filled skies,
And winds that whistle in the trees,
Crowd your mind,

When they seem to derail your pursuit of Silence –

Know that I am here with You.

Take my hand, and
walk with Me
to inner calm.

Let me take up
My dwelling in You.

Be still.

Be still and know that I am God,
The Holy One,
Who resides in You.

Be still in the depths of Your being.
Let me hold you
In Perfect Peace.