Psa 46, Psa 48, Psa 87 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . Of the Sons of Korah . According to Alamoth . A Song . God is our refuge and strength , a very present help in trouble .

1 God is our ^drefuge and strength,
a very ^epresent ^{▼▼Or well proved} help in ^gtrouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear ^hthough the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into ⁱthe heart of the sea,
3 though ^jits waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is ^ka river whose streams make glad ^lthe city of God,
the holy ^mhabitation of the Most High.
5 ⁿGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 ^oThe nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he ^putters his voice, the earth ^qmelts.
7 ^rThe Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 ^sCome, behold the works of the Lord,
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 ^tHe makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he ^ubreaks the bow and shatters the spear;
^vhe burns the chariots with fire.
10 ^w“Be still, and know that I am God.
^xI will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 ^yThe Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalms 48

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of ^zthe Sons of Korah.

1 ^aaGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in ^abthe city of our God!
His ^acholy mountain, 2 ^adbeautiful in elevation,
is ^aethe joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
^afthe city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, ^agthe kings assembled;
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 ^ahTrembling took hold of them there,
anguish ^aias of a woman in labor.
7 By ^ajthe east wind you ^akshattered
the ships of ^alTarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in ^amthe city of our God,
which God will ^anestablish forever. Selah
9 We have thought on your ^aosteadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your ^apname, O God,
so your praise reaches to ^aqthe ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount ^arZion be glad!
Let ^asthe daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her ^atramparts,
go through her citadels,
^authat you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will ^avguide us forever. ^{▼▼Septuagint; another reading is (compare Jerome, Syriac) He will guide us beyond death}

Psalms 87

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of ^axthe Sons of Korah. A Song.

1 On ^aythe holy mount ^azstands the city he founded;
2 the Lord ^baloves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 ^bbGlorious things of you are spoken,
O ^bccity of God. Selah
4 Among those who ^bdknow me I mention ^beRahab and Babylon;
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^bfCush ^{▼▼Probably Nubia}—
“This one was born there,” they say.
5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will ^bhestablish her.
6 The Lord records as he ^biregisters the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah
7 ^bjSingers and ^bkdancers alike say,
“All my ^blsprings are in you.”

Psalms 46

God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of athe Sons of Korah. According to bAlamoth. ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term A Song.

Psalms 48

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of zthe Sons of Korah.

Psalms 87

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of axthe Sons of Korah. A Song.

To the choirmaster. Of ^athe Sons of Korah. According to ^bAlamoth. ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} A Song.

A Song. A Psalm of ^zthe Sons of Korah.

A Psalm of ^axthe Sons of Korah. A Song.