Psalm 46–48

God Is Our Fortress

46To the choirmaster. Of ^athe Sons of Korah. According to ^bAlamoth.¹ A Song.

¹God is our ^crefuge and strength,

a very ^dpresent² help in ^etrouble.

²Therefore we will not fear ^fthough the earth give way,

though the mountains be moved into ^gthe heart of the sea,

³though ^hits waters roar and foam,

though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

⁴There is ⁱa river whose streams make glad ^jthe city of God,

the holy ^khabitation of the Most High.

^5lGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;

God will help her when morning dawns.

^6mThe nations rage, the kingdoms totter;

he ⁿutters his voice, the earth ^omelts.

^7pThe Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

^8qCome, behold the works of the Lord,

how he has brought desolations on the earth.

^9rHe makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

he ^sbreaks the bow and shatters the spear;

^the burns the chariots with fire.

^10u“Be still, and know that I am God.

^vI will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!”

^11pThe Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

God Is King over All the Earth

47To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^wthe Sons of Korah.

^1xClap your hands, all peoples!

^yShout to God with loud songs of joy!

²For the Lord, the Most High, ^zis to be feared,

^aa great king over all the earth.

³He ^bsubdued peoples under us,

and nations under our feet.

⁴He chose our ^cheritage for us,

^dthe pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

⁵God ^ehas gone up with a shout,

the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

⁶Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

⁷For God is ^fthe King of all the earth;

sing praises ^gwith a psalm!¹

⁸God ^hreigns over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

⁹ⁱThe princes of the peoples gather

as the people of the God of Abraham.

For ^jthe shields of the earth belong to God;

he is highly exalted!

Zion, the City of Our God

48A Song. A Psalm of ^kthe Sons of Korah.

^1lGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised

in ^mthe city of our God!

His ⁿholy mountain, ^2obeautiful in elevation,

is ^pthe joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north,

^qthe city of the great King.

³Within her citadels God

has made himself known as a fortress.

⁴For behold, ^rthe kings assembled;

they came on together.

⁵As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic; they took to flight.

^6sTrembling took hold of them there,

anguish ^tas of a woman in labor.

⁷By ^uthe east wind you ^vshattered

the ships of ^wTarshish.

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

in ^mthe city of our God,

which God will ^xestablish forever. Selah

⁹We have thought on your ^ysteadfast love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰As your ^zname, O God,

so your praise reaches to ^athe ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount ^bZion be glad!

Let ^bthe daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments!

¹²Walk about Zion, go around her,

number her towers,

¹³consider well her ^cramparts,

go through her citadels,

^dthat you may tell the next generation

¹⁴that this is God,

our God forever and ever.

He will ^eguide us forever.¹