1      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.

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.

12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. 13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.

14 If you are insulted because you bear the name of Christ, you will be blessed, for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you.