> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://theparnassian.com/en/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# God is our refuge and our strength, In heavy sorrows He is our help, Whenever the soul might raise itself, To Him go prayer and groan
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/bog-nam-pribezhishche-i-sila-v-pechaliakh-tiazhkikh-pomoshch-on-kogdab-dusha-ni-voznosila-k-nemu-molenie-i-ston/
- Published: 2026-03-15T06:03:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T09:12:06.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Faith, Books, Observations

> Let the mountains be shaken with fear,  
> Let the greedy abyss devour them,  
> And the world pass away into heaps of dust,  
> I have not the slightest dread.

> Let the sea be stirred up to storm,  
> And let fearsome winds begin to roar;  
> Calamities of ruin and grief  
> Will not wear out my soul.

> Let the cruel waves wish  
> To move the dry land into the deep,  
> The streams of Jerusalem  
> Will gladden the City of God.

> The Lord dwells in the city,  
> And will spare His holy house:  
> Let lightning flash everywhere,  
> Let thunder roar and strike on every side.

> The earth will tremble and the sea will applaud,  
> Hearing the voice of the Most High,  
> The heathen peoples will quake,  
> Their kingdoms will fall in that hour.

> With His own abundance of portions,  
> The earth and the heavens are full:  
> Behold the almighty power,  
> Everywhere are the wonders of the Lord.

> He puts an end to the wars of mortals,  
> And burns the chariots of war,  
> Shatters bow, arrows and spears,  
> Tears weapons into small pieces.

> Hearken to His voice, you peoples,  
> Who have raised your horn against Him:  
> The earth and the waters are subject to me,  
> And the heaven; I am the creator and God.

*Literal translation*

In these dreadful times we read the great Psalm 45\. In my beloved Sumarokov paraphrase.

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_20060@15-03-2026_09-03-19.jpg)