Psalm 46–48

Psalm 46

GOD OUR REFUGE

For the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.c

1 God is our refuge and strength,

a helper who is always found

in times of trouble.d

2 Therefore we will not be afraid,

though the earth trembles

and the mountains topple

into the depths of the seas,e

3 though its water roars and foams

and the mountains quake with its turmoil.f

Selah

4 There is a river—

its streams delight the city of God,

the holy dwelling place of the Most High.g

5 God is within her; she will not be toppled.

God will help her when the morning dawns.h

6 Nations rage, kingdoms topple;

the earth melts when he lifts his voice.i

7 The Lord of Armies is with us;

the God of Jacob is our stronghold.j

Selah

8 Come, see the works of the Lord,

who brings devastation on the earth.k

9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth.

He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;

he sets wagons ablaze.l

10 “Stop fighting, and know that I am God,

exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”m

11 The Lord of Armies is with us;

the God of Jacob is our stronghold.n

Selah

Psalm 47

GOD OUR KING

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Clap your hands, all you peoples;o

shout to God with a jubilant cry.p

2 For the Lord, the Most High, is awe-inspiring,

a great King over the whole earth.q

3 He subdues peoples under us

and nations under our feet.r

4 He chooses for us our inheritance—

the pride of Jacob, whom he loves.s

Selah

5 God ascends among shouts of joy,

the Lord, with the sound of a trumpet.t

6 Sing praise to God, sing praise;

sing praise to our King, sing praise!u

7 Sing a song of wisdom,A

for God is King of the whole earth.v

8 God reigns over the nations;

God is seated on his holy throne.w

9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled

with the people of the God of Abraham.x

For the leadersB of the earth belong to God;

he is greatly exalted.y

Psalm 48

ZION EXALTED

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 The Lord is great and highly praised

in the city of our God.z

His holy mountain, 2 rising splendidly,

is the joy of the whole earth.

Mount Zion—the summit of Zaphon—

is the city of the great King.aa

3 God is known as a stronghold

in its citadels.ab

4 Look! The kings assembled;

they advanced together.ac

5 They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror.ad

6 Trembling seized them there,

agony like that of a woman in labor,ae

7 as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish

with the east wind.af

8 Just as we heard, so we have seen

in the city of the Lord of Armies,

in the city of our God;

God will establish it forever.a

Selah

9 God, within your temple,

we contemplate your faithful love.b

10 Like your name, God, so your praise

reaches to the ends of the earth;c

your right hand is filled with justice.d

11 Mount Zion is glad.

Judah’s villagesA rejoice

because of your judgments.e

12 Go around Zion, encircle it;

count its towers,

13 note its ramparts; tour its citadels

so that you can tell a future generation:f

14 “This God, our God forever and ever—

he will always lead us.”B,g