Psalm 46:1-11

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God Is Our Refuge and Strength

For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. ¹According to Alamoth. A Song.

God is our ^arefuge and strength,

²A very ^bpresent help ^cin ³trouble.

Therefore we will ^anot fear, though ^bthe earth should change

And though ^cthe mountains shake into the heart of the ¹sea;

Though its ^awaters roar and foam,

Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. ¹Selah.

There is a ^ariver whose streams make glad the ^bcity of God,

The holy ^cdwelling places of the Most High.

God is ^ain the midst of her, she will not be shaken;

God will ^bhelp her ¹when morning dawns.

The ¹nations ^aroar, the kingdoms shake;

He ^bgives His voice, the earth ^cmelts.

Yahweh of hosts ^ais with us;

The God of Jacob is ^bour stronghold. Selah.

Come, ^abehold the works of Yahweh,

¹Who has appointed ^bdesolations in the earth.

He ^amakes wars to cease to the end of the earth;

He ^bbreaks the bow and cuts up the spear;

He ^cburns the chariots with fire.

“¹Cease striving and ^aknow that I am God;

I will be ^bexalted among the ²nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Yahweh of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Psalm 48:1-14

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The City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

^aGreat is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,

In the ^bcity of our God, His ^choly mountain.

^aBeautiful in elevation, ^bthe joy of the whole earth,

Is Mount Zion in the far north,

The ^ccity of the great King.

God, in her palaces,

Has made Himself known as a ^astronghold.

For, behold, the ^akings assembled themselves,

They passed by together.

They saw it, then they were astonished;

They were ^adismayed, they ¹fled in alarm.

¹Panic seized them there,

Anguish, as of ^aa woman in childbirth.

With the ^aeast wind

You ^bbreak the ^cships of Tarshish.

As we have heard, so have we seen

In the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God;

God will ^aestablish her forever. ¹Selah.

We have thought on ^aYour lovingkindness, O God,

In the midst of Your temple.

As is Your ^aname, O God,

So is Your ^bpraise to the ends of the earth;

Your ^cright hand is full of righteousness.

Let Mount ^aZion be glad,

Let the ^adaughters of Judah rejoice

Because of Your judgments.

Walk about Zion and go around her;

Count her ^atowers;

Consider her ^aramparts;

Go through her palaces,

That you may ^brecount it to the next generation.

For this is God,

Our God forever and ever;

He will ^aguide us ¹over death.

Psalm 87:1-7

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Yahweh Loves the Gates of Zion

Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.

His ^afoundation is in the holy mountains.

Yahweh ^aloves the gates of Zion

More than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

^aGlorious things are spoken of you,

O ^bcity of God. ¹Selah.

“I shall mention ¹^aRahab and Babylon among those who know Me;

Behold, Philistia and ^bTyre with ²^cEthiopia:

‘This one was born there.’”

But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;

And the Most High Himself will ^aestablish her.

Yahweh will count when He ^aregisters the peoples,

“This one was born there.” Selah.

And ^asingers, just like the ^bdancers, will all say,

“All my ^csprings are in you.”