Psalm 46-49
New American Standard Bible
God, the Refuge of His People.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, [a]set to Alamoth. A Song.
46 God is our (A)refuge and strength,
A [b]very (B)ready help (C)in [c]trouble.
2 Therefore we will (D)not fear, though (E)the earth shakes
And (F)the mountains slip into the heart of the [d]sea;
3 Though its (G)waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah
4 There is a (H)river whose streams make the (I)city of God happy,
The holy (J)dwelling places of the Most High.
5 God is (K)in the midst of her, she will not be moved;
God will (L)help her [e]when morning dawns.
6 The [f]nations (M)made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He [g](N)raised His voice, the earth (O)quaked.
7 The Lord of armies (P)is with us;
The God of Jacob is (Q)our stronghold. Selah
8 Come, (R)behold the works of the Lord,
[h]Who has inflicted (S)horrific events on the earth.
9 He (T)makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He (U)breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He (V)burns the chariots with fire.
10 “[i]Stop striving and (W)know that I am God;
I will be (X)exalted among the [j]nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
11 The Lord of armies is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
God, the King of the Earth.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
47 (Y)Clap your hands, all you peoples;
(Z)Shout to God with a voice of joy.
2 For the Lord Most High is to be (AA)feared,
A (AB)great King over all the earth.
3 He (AC)subdues peoples under us
And nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our (AD)inheritance for us,
The (AE)pride of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
5 God has (AF)ascended [k]with a shout,
The Lord, [l]with the (AG)sound of a trumpet.
6 (AH)Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to (AI)our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the (AJ)King of all the earth;
Sing praises (AK)with a psalm of wisdom.
8 God (AL)reigns over the nations,
God [m]sits on (AM)His holy throne.
9 The [n](AN)princes of the people have assembled as the (AO)people of the God of Abraham,
For the (AP)shields of the earth belong to God;
He is (AQ)highly exalted.
The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (AR)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (AS)city of our God, His (AT)holy mountain.
2 (AU)Beautiful in elevation, (AV)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (AW)city of the great King.
3 In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a (AX)stronghold.
4 For, behold, the (AY)kings arrived,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were (AZ)terrified, they fled in a hurry.
6 [o]Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as that of (BA)a woman in childbirth.
7 With the (BB)east wind
You (BC)smash the (BD)ships of Tarshish.
8 Just as we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of armies, in the city of our God;
God will (BE)establish her forever. Selah
9 We have thought over (BF)Your goodness, God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (BG)name, God,
So is Your (BH)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (BI)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount (BJ)Zion shall be glad,
The (BK)daughters of Judah shall rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk around Zion and encircle her;
Count her (BL)towers;
13 Consider her (BM)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
So that you may (BN)tell of her to the next generation.
14 For [p]such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (BO)lead us [q]until death.
The Foolishness of Trusting in Riches.
For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49 (BP)Hear this, all peoples;
Listen, all (BQ)inhabitants of the world,
2 Both (BR)low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will (BS)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be (BT)understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to (BU)a proverb;
(BV)I will [r]express my (BW)riddle on the harp.
5 Why should I (BX)fear in days of adversity,
When the injustice of those who betray me surrounds me,
6 Those who (BY)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
7 No one can by any means (BZ)redeem another
Or give God a (CA)ransom for him—
8 For (CB)the redemption of [s]his soul is priceless,
And he should cease imagining forever—
9 That he might (CC)live on eternally,
That he might not [t](CD)undergo decay.
10 For he sees that even (CE)wise people die;
The (CF)foolish and the stupid alike perish
And (CG)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their [u](CH)inner thought is that their houses (CI)are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have (CJ)named their lands after their own names.
12 But (CK)man in his splendor will not endure;
He is like the animals that [v]perish.
13 This is the (CL)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who (CM)approve their words. Selah
14 Like sheep they sink down (CN)to [w]Sheol;
Death will be their shepherd;
And the (CO)upright will rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for [x]Sheol (CP)to consume
[y]So that they have no lofty home.
15 But God will (CQ)redeem my soul from the [z]power of [aa]Sheol,
For (CR)He will receive me. Selah
16 Do not be afraid (CS)when a person becomes rich,
When the splendor of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies, he will (CT)take nothing with him;
His [ab]wealth will not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives he (CU)congratulates [ac]himself—
And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 [ad]He will (CV)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see (CW)the light.
20 (CX)Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding,
Is (CY)like the animals that [ae]perish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 46 Title Possibly for soprano voices
- Psalm 46:1 Lit help easily found
- Psalm 46:1 Or needs
- Psalm 46:2 Lit seas
- Psalm 46:5 Lit at the turning of the morning
- Psalm 46:6 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 46:6 Lit gave forth
- Psalm 46:8 Or Which He has inflicted as desolations
- Psalm 46:10 Or Let go, relax
- Psalm 46:10 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 47:5 Or amid
- Psalm 47:5 Or amid
- Psalm 47:8 Or has taken His seat
- Psalm 47:9 Or nobles
- Psalm 48:6 Lit Trembling
- Psalm 48:14 Lit this
- Psalm 48:14 Lit upon; some mss and LXX forever
- Psalm 49:4 Lit open up
- Psalm 49:8 Lit their
- Psalm 49:9 Or see corruption; lit see the pit
- Psalm 49:11 Some ancient versions graves are their houses
- Psalm 49:12 Lit are destroyed
- Psalm 49:14 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 49:14 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 49:14 Lit Away from his habitation
- Psalm 49:15 Lit hand
- Psalm 49:15 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 49:17 Lit glory
- Psalm 49:18 Lit his soul
- Psalm 49:19 Lit You; or It
- Psalm 49:20 Lit are destroyed
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