KJV ORIGINAL
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Even if the waters roar and churn violently, even if the mountains tremble and shake from the raging floods. Selah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how even when everything around us seems chaotic and unstable—like raging waters and shaking mountains—we can still trust in God's protection.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was likely written during a time of national crisis, possibly when Jerusalem was under siege by foreign armies. The imagery of roaring waters and shaking mountains would have been particularly meaningful to ancient people who saw such natural disasters as symbols of ultimate chaos and danger.
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