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To the director: A song from the Korah family. Use the alamoth.[a] A song.

46 God is our protection and source of strength.
    He is always ready to help us in times of trouble.
So we are not afraid when the earth quakes
    and the mountains fall into the sea.
We are not afraid when the seas become rough and dark
    and the mountains tremble. Selah

There is a river whose streams bring happiness to God’s city,
    to the holy city of God Most High.
God is in that city, so it will never be destroyed.
    He is there to help even before sunrise.
Nations will shake with fear and kingdoms will fall
    when God shouts and makes the earth move.
The Lord All-Powerful is with us.
    The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

Look at the powerful things the Lord has done.
    See the awesome things he has done on earth.
He stops wars all over the world.
    He breaks the soldiers’ bows, shatters their spears, and burns their shields.[b]

10 God says, “Stop fighting and know that I am God!
    I am the one who defeats the nations;
    I am the one who controls the world.”

11 The Lord All-Powerful is with us.
    The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

To the director: A song from the Korah family.

47 Everyone, clap your hands.
    Shout with joy to God!
The Lord Most High is awesome.
    He is the great King over all the earth.
He helped us defeat other nations.
    He put those people under our control.
He chose our land for us.
    He chose that wonderful land for Jacob, the one he loved. Selah

The Lord God goes up to his throne
    at the sound of the trumpet and horn.
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
    Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
God is the King of the whole world.
    Sing songs of praise![c]
God sits on his holy throne;
    he rules all the nations.
The leaders of the nations have come together
    with the people of the God of Abraham.
All the rulers of the world belong to God.
    He is over them all!

A song of praise from the Korah family.

48 The Lord is great!
    He is praised throughout the city of our God, his holy mountain.
His city is such a pleasant place.
    It brings joy to people from around the world.
Mount Zion is the true mountain of God.[d]
    It is the city of the great King.
In the palaces of that city,
    God is known as the fortress.
Once some kings met together
    and planned an attack against this city.
They marched toward the city,
    but when they saw it, they were amazed.
    They all panicked and ran away.
Fear grabbed them;
    they trembled like a woman giving birth.
God, with a strong east wind,
    you wrecked their big ships.
Yes, we heard the stories about your power.
    But we also saw it in the city of our God, the city of the Lord All-Powerful.
God makes that city strong forever. Selah

God, in your Temple we remember your loving kindness.
10 Your name is known everywhere, God,
    and people throughout the earth praise you.
    You have shown that you do what is right.
11 Mount Zion is happy,
    and the towns of Judah rejoice, because your decisions are fair.
12 Walk around Jerusalem,
    and count its towers.
13 Look at the tall walls,
    and see the palaces.
    Then you can tell the next generation about them.
14 This God is our God forever and ever.
    He will lead us from now to the end of time!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 Psalm 46 alamoth This might be a musical instrument, a special way of tuning an instrument, a music style, or one of the groups that played harps in the Temple orchestra. See 1 Chron. 15:21.
  2. Psalm 46:9 shields Or “chariots.”
  3. Psalm 47:7 songs of praise Literally, “ maskil.” See “maskil” in the Word List.
  4. Psalm 48:2 true mountain of God Literally, “the summit of Zaphon.” In Canaanite stories, Mt. Zaphon was where the gods lived.

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