Psalms 46; Psalms 47; Psalms 48

1 God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.

2 Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas,

3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah

4 [There is] a river- its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

5 God is within her; she will not be toppled. God will help her when the morning dawns.

6 Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.

7 The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah

8 Come, see the works of the Lord, who brings devastation on the earth.

9 He makes wars cease throughout the earth. He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces; He burns up the chariots.

10 "Stop [your fighting]-and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth."

11 The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah

1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with a jubilant cry.

2 For the Lord Most High is awe-inspiring, a great King over all the earth.

3 He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.

4 He chooses for us our inheritance- the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

5 God ascends amid shouts of joy, the Lord, amid the sound of trumpets.

6 Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our King, sing praise!

7 Sing a song of instruction, for God is King of all the earth.

8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

9 The nobles of the peoples have assembled [with] the people of the God of Abraham. For the leaders of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.

1 The Lord is great and is highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,

2 rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion on the slopes of the north is the city of the great King.

3 God is known as a stronghold in its citadels.

4 Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together.

5 They looked, and froze with fear; they fled in terror.

6 Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,

7 as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind.

8 Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah

9 God, within Your temple, we contemplate Your faithful love.

10 Your name, God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with justice.

11 Mount Zion is glad. The towns of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments.

12 Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers,

13 note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:

14 "This God, our God forever and ever- He will lead us eternally."