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[a]Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
    and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,

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Footnotes

  1. 46:3–4 Figurative ancient Near Eastern language to describe social and political upheavals.

II

Terrible and awesome are you,
    stronger than the ancient mountains.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 76:5 Ancient mountains: conjectural translation of a difficult Hebrew phrase on the basis of Gn 49:26. The mountains are part of the structure of the universe (Ps 89:12–13).