Our Place to Hide and Our Strength
For di person wey dey lead di music. Na song of di sons of Korah. Follow Alamoth. Na song.
Even if di earth give way and di mountains slide enter sea, dis city get river wey dey run pass inside am and Somebody wey dey live inside am. Our Papa dey break bow and burn shield until war stop, then e talk im one line: be still, and know.
46 1Our Papa na our place to hide and our strength, help wey dey always near for time of trouble. 2So we no go fear, even if di earth comot for im place and di mountains fall enter di middle of di sea, 3even if im water dey roar and dey bubble, even if di mountains dey shake as e dey rise.
4River dey wey im small-small stream dey bring joy give di city of our Papa, di holy house of di Most High. 5Our Papa dey inside am; she no go shake. Our Papa go help am when morning break. 6Nations dey vex, kingdoms dey shake; e raise im voice, and di earth melt comot. 7Di Papa of di armies of heaven dey with us; di God of Jacob na our strong tower. a a v7 "Di Papa of di armies of heaven" na di way we take render one Hebrew title for di commander of all di army of heaven — di same Papa wey be di strong tower wey no fit shake for im people.
8Come, see di work of our Papa, wey don bring plenty destruction come di earth. 9E dey make war stop for di ends of di earth; e break di bow and break di spear, e burn di shields with fire.
10"Make you quiet, and know say Na Me be di Papa. Dem go lift Me up among di nations; dem go lift Me up for di earth." b b v10 Odda translations talk "know say Na Me be God"; FHB dey hear di Papa wey dey show im own name, dey call even di nations wey dey vex make dem stop to struggle and know am as Papa.
11Di Papa of di armies of heaven dey with us; di God of Jacob na our strong tower.