¹God is our refuge and strength;
A help in distress, He is most readily found.

Therefore we will not fear,
Though the earth change,
And the mountains slip into the heart of the seas;

Though the waters of the sea roar and foam;
Though the mountains shake at its swelling.Selah

There is a  ¹river whose streams gladden the  ²city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

God is in the midst of her; she will  ¹not be moved;
God helps her at the dawn of the morning.

The nations rage; the kingdoms are moved.
He utters His voice; the earth melts.

Jehovah of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our high retreat.Selah

Come, see the works of Jehovah,
How He has made desolations on earth.

He makes wars cease unto the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear to pieces;
He burns the war wagons with fire.

 ¹Be still and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on earth.

Jehovah of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our high retreat.Selah

To the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm

Clap your hands, all you peoples;
Shout to God with the voice of a triumphant sound.

For Jehovah Most High is awesome:
A great  ¹King over all the earth.

He subdues peoples under us,
And nations under our feet.

He chose our inheritance for us,
The excellency of Jacob, whom He loved. Selah

God ascends amidst shouting;
Jehovah, at the sound of a trumpet.

Sing psalms to God, sing psalms;
Sing psalms to our King, sing psalms.

For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing psalms with understanding.

God reigns over the nations;
God sits upon His holy throne.

The princes of the peoples have been gathered
As the people of the God of Abraham;
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah

 ¹Great is Jehovah,
And much to be praised
In the  ²city of our God,
In His holy mountain.

Beautiful in elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount  ¹Zion, the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.

God has made Himself known
In her  ¹palaces as a high retreat.

For, behold, the kings have assembled themselves;
They passed by together.

They saw; therefore they were astounded.
They were dismayed; they hurried off in alarm.

Trembling seized them there;
Writhing, like that of a woman in labor;

With an east wind You shattered
The ships of Tarshish.

As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of Jehovah of hosts,
In the city of our God.
God will establish her forever.Selah

We consider, O God, Your lovingkindness
In the midst of Your temple.

As Your name is, O God,
So is Your praise
Unto the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Let Mount Zion rejoice;
Let the daughters of Judah exult
Because of Your judgments.

Walk about Zion, and go around her;
Count her  ¹towers.

Consider carefully her bulwarks;
Pass between her palaces;
That you may recount it to the generation following.

For this God is our God forever and ever.
He will  ¹guide us even unto death.

To the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm

 ¹Hear this, all you peoples;
Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together;

My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the  ¹meditation of my heart will be that of understanding.

I will incline my ear to a parable;
I will disclose my riddle upon the harp.

Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity of those who supplant me surrounds me,

Those who trust in their  ¹wealth
And boast in the multitude of their  ¹riches?

None can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God  ¹a ransom for him

(For the redemption of their soul is costly
And must be given up forever),

That he would yet live always
And not see corruption.

For he will see that wise men die;
The foolish one and the senseless one perish alike
And leave their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is that their houses will remain forever,
That their habitations will remain from generation to generation;
They call lands after their own names.

But man in honor does not remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.

Such is the way of those who are  ¹self-confident,
And of those after them who approve of their sayings. Selah

Like a flock, they are appointed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
 ¹And straight to the grave they will descend,
And their form will be for Sheol to consume
That there be no abode for them.

But God will redeem my soul
From the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah

Do not fear when a man becomes rich,
When the glory of his house increases.

For when he dies, he will take nothing;
His glory will not descend after him.

Though he blessed his soul while he lived —
And men praise you when you do good for yourself —

 ¹It will go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see light.

A man in honor but without understanding
Is like the beasts that perish.

A Psalm of Asaph

The Mighty One, God Jehovah,
Speaks and summons the earth
From the rising of the sun to its setting.

Out of  ¹Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God  ²shines forth.

Our God has come and will not be silent;
Fire devours before Him,
And around Him it is exceedingly tempestuous.

He calls to the heavens above,
And to the earth that He may judge His people:

Gather My saints to Me,
Those who have made a  ¹covenant with Me by sacrifice.

Then the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is Judge. Selah

Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, and I will testify  ¹against you:
I am God, your God.

I will not reprove you because of your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are before Me continually.

I will not take a bull from your house
Nor goats from your folds,

For every animal of the forest is Mine,
The cattle upon a thousand hills.

I know every bird of the mountains,
And I am aware of everything that moves in the field.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
For the world is Mine and the fullness thereof.

Shall I eat the flesh of bulls
Or drink the blood of goats?

Offer to God a sacrifice of  ¹thanksgiving,
And repay your vows to the Most High;

And  ¹call upon Me in the day of trouble:
I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me.

But to the wicked God says,
What right do you have to declare My statutes
And take up My covenant in your mouth,

Seeing that you hate correction
And cast My words behind you?

When you see a thief, you take pleasure in him;
And your portion is with adulterers.

You let your mouth loose for evil,
And your tongue frames deceit.

You sit and speak against your brother;
You defame the son of your mother.

These things you do, and I keep silent;
You think that I am altogether like you.
I will rebuke you and set forth the matter in order before your eyes.

Consider this then, you who forget God,
Lest I tear you apart and there be none to deliver you.

Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies Me;
And to him who sets his way right I will show the salvation of God.