Chapter 46

1 God is our refuge ^R1394 and strength, A ^F409 very present ^R1395 help in ^R1396 trouble. ^F410 2 Therefore we will not ^R1397 fear, though the ^R1398 earth should change And though the ^R1399 mountains slip into the heart of the sea; ^F411 3 Though its waters ^R1400 roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. ^F412 4 There is a river ^R1401 whose streams make glad the city ^R1402 of God, The holy dwelling ^R1403 places of the Most High. 5 God is in ^R1404 the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will help ^R1405 her when ^F413 morning dawns.

6 The nations ^F414 made ^R1406 an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He raised ^{R1407 F415} His voice, the earth melted. ^R1408 7 The LORD of hosts is ^R1409 with us; The God of Jacob is our ^R1410 stronghold. Selah. 8 Come, behold ^R1411 the works of the LORD, Who ^F416 has wrought desolations ^R1412 in the earth. 9 He makes ^R1413 wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks ^R1414 the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns ^R1415 the chariots with fire. 10 "Cease ^F417 striving and know ^R1416 that I am God; I will be exalted ^R1417 among the nations, ^F418 I will be exalted in the earth." 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Chapter 47

1 O clap ^R1418 your hands, all peoples; Shout ^R1419 to God with the voice of joy. ^F419 2 For the LORD Most High is to be feared, ^R1420 A great ^R1421 King over all the earth. 3 He subdues ^R1422 peoples under us And nations under our feet. 4 He chooses our inheritance ^R1423 for us, The glory ^R1424 of Jacob whom He loves. Selah. ^F420

5 God has ascended ^R1425 with ^F421 a shout, The LORD, with ^F421 the sound ^R1426 of a trumpet. 6 Sing ^R1427 praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our ^R1428 King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King ^R1429 of all the earth; Sing praises with ^R1430 a skillful ^F422 psalm. 8 God reigns ^R1431 over the nations, God sits ^F423 on His ^R1432 holy throne. 9 The princes ^{R1433 F424} of the people have assembled themselves as the people ^R1434 of the God of Abraham, For the shields ^R1435 of the earth belong to God; He is ^F425 highly ^R1436 exalted.

Chapter 48

1 Great ^R1437 is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city ^R1438 of our God, His holy ^R1439 mountain. 2 Beautiful ^R1440 in elevation, the ^R1441 joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city ^R1442 of the great King. 3 God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. ^R1443 4 For, lo, the kings ^R1444 assembled themselves, They passed by together. 5 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, ^R1445 they fled ^F426 in alarm. 6 Panic ^F427 seized them there, Anguish, as of a ^R1446 woman in childbirth. 7 With the east ^R1447 wind You break ^R1448 the ships ^R1449 of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish ^R1450 her forever. Selah. ^F428 9 We have thought on Your ^R1451 lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. 10 As is Your name, ^R1452 O God, So is Your praise ^R1453 to the ends of the earth; Your right ^R1454 hand is full of righteousness. 11 Let Mount Zion ^R1455 be glad, Let the daughters ^R1455 of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. 12 Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; ^R1456 13 Consider her ramparts; ^R1457 Go through her palaces, That you may tell ^R1458 it to the next generation. 14 For such ^F429 is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide ^R1459 us until ^F430 death.

Chapter 49

1 Hear ^R1460 this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants ^R1461 of the world, 2 Both low ^R1462 and high, Rich and poor together. 3 My mouth will speak ^R1463 wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding. ^R1464 4 I will incline my ear to a ^R1465 proverb; I ^R1466 will express ^F431 my riddle ^R1467 on the harp. 5 Why should I fear ^R1468 in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes ^F432 surrounds me,

6 Even those who trust ^R1469 in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? 7 No man can by any means redeem ^R1470 his brother Or give to God a ransom ^R1471 for him-- 8 For the ^R1472 redemption of his ^F433 soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever-- 9 That he should live ^R1473 on eternally, That he should not undergo ^{R1474 F434} decay. 10 For he sees that even wise ^R1475 men die; The stupid ^R1476 and the senseless alike perish And leave ^R1477 their wealth to others. 11 Their inner ^{R1478 F435} thought is that their houses are ^R1479 forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called ^R1480 their lands after their own names. 12 But man ^R1481 in his pomp ^F436 will not endure; He is like the beasts ^F437 that perish. ^F438 13 This is the way ^R1482 of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve ^R1483 their words. Selah. ^F439 14 As sheep they are appointed for ^R1484 Sheol; ^F440 Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright ^R1485 shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol ^F440 to ^R1486 consume So ^F441 that they have no habitation.

15 But God will redeem ^R1487 my soul from the power ^F442 of Sheol, ^F443 For He ^R1488 will receive me. Selah. 16 Do not be afraid when ^R1489 a man becomes rich, When the glory ^F444 of his house is increased; 17 For when he dies he will carry ^R1490 nothing away; His glory ^F445 will not descend after him. 18 Though while he lives he congratulates ^R1491 himself-- ^F446 And though men praise you when you do well for yourself-- 19 He ^F447 shall go ^R1492 to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the ^R1493 light. 20 Man ^R1494 in his pomp, ^F448 yet without understanding, Is like ^R1495 the beasts ^F449 that perish. ^F450

Chapter 50

1 The ^R1496 Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from ^R1497 the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the ^R1498 perfection of beauty, God has ^R1499 shone forth. 3 May our God come ^R1500 and not keep silence; Fire ^R1501 devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous ^R1502 around Him. 4 He summons ^R1503 the heavens above, And the earth, to judge His people: 5 "Gather My godly ^R1504 ones to Me, Those who have made a covenant ^R1505 with Me by sacrifice." ^R1506 6 And the heavens ^R1507 declare His righteousness, For God ^R1508 Himself is judge. Selah. ^F451

7 "Hear, ^R1509 O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against ^F452 you; I am God, your ^R1510 God. 8 "I do not ^R1511 reprove you for your sacrifices, And your burnt offerings are continually before Me. 9 "I shall take no young ^R1512 bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds. 10 "For every ^R1513 beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. 11 "I know every bird ^R1514 of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. ^F453 12 "If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world ^R1515 is Mine, and all ^F454 it contains. 13 "Shall I eat the flesh of bulls ^{R1516 F455} Or drink the blood of male goats? 14 "Offer to God a ^R1517 sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay ^R1518 your vows to the Most High; 15 Call ^R1519 upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue ^R1520 you, and you will honor ^R1521 Me."

16 But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My ^R1522 covenant in your mouth? 17 "For you hate ^R1523 discipline, And you cast ^R1524 My words behind you. 18 "When you see a thief, you are ^{R1525 F456} pleased with him, And you ^F457 associate ^R1526 with adulterers. 19 "You let ^{R1527 F458} your mouth loose in evil And your tongue ^R1528 frames deceit. 20 "You sit and speak ^R1529 against your brother; You slander your own mother's son. 21 "These things you have done and I ^R1530 kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove ^R1531 you and state the case in order before your eyes. 22 "Now consider this, you who forget ^R1532 God, Or I will tear ^R1533 you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. 23 "He who offers ^R1534 a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders ^{R1535 F459} his way aright I shall show ^R1536 the salvation of God."

Chapter 51

1 Be ^R1537 gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your ^R1538 compassion blot ^R1539 out my transgressions. 2 Wash ^R1540 me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse ^R1541 me from my sin. 3 For I ^F460 know ^R1542 my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against ^R1543 You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil ^R1544 in Your sight, So that You ^R1545 are ^F461 justified when ^F462 You speak And blameless ^F463 when You judge. 5 Behold, I was brought ^R1546 forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6 Behold, You desire truth ^R1547 in the innermost ^F464 being, And in the hidden part You will make ^R1548 me know wisdom.

7 Purify ^F465 me with ^R1549 hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash ^F466 me, and I shall be whiter ^R1550 than snow. 8 Make ^F467 me to hear joy ^R1551 and gladness, Let the bones ^R1552 which You have broken rejoice. 9 Hide ^R1553 Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create ^R1554 in ^F468 me a clean ^R1555 heart, O God, And renew a ^F469 steadfast ^R1556 spirit within me. 11 Do ^R1557 not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy ^R1558 Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy ^R1559 of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing ^R1560 spirit. 13 Then I will teach ^R1561 transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be ^F470 converted ^R1562 to You.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, ^R1563 O God, the ^R1564 God of my salvation; Then my tongue ^R1565 will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open ^{R1566 F471} my lips, That my mouth may declare ^R1567 Your praise. 16 For You do ^R1568 not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken ^R1569 spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. 18 By ^R1570 Your favor do good to Zion; Build ^{R1571 F472} the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then You will delight in righteous ^{R1572 F473} sacrifices, In burnt ^R1573 offering and whole burnt offering; Then young ^F474 bulls will be offered on Your altar.