Psalm 47

God the King of the Earth.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 O clap your hands, all peoples;
Shout to God with the voice of joy.

2 For the LORD Most High is to be feared,
A great King over all the earth.

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

4 He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory of Jacob whom He loves. Selah.

5 God has ascended with a shout,
The LORD, with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

8 God reigns over the nations,
God sits on His holy throne.

9 The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.

Psalm 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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

3 God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.

5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were terrified, they fled in alarm.

6 Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.

7 With the east wind
You break the ships 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 her forever. Selah.

9 We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.

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

11 Let Mount Zion be glad,
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her towers;

13 Consider her ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may tell it to the next generation.

14 For such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will guide us tuntil death.

Psalm 49

The Folly of Trusting in Riches.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

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

2 Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

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

4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will express my riddle on the harp.

5 Why should I fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,

6 Even those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

7 No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him-

8 For the redemption of his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever-

9 That he should live on eternally,
That he should not tundergo decay.

10 For he sees that even wise men die;
The stupid and the senseless alike perish
And leave their wealth to others.

11 Their tinner thought is that their houses are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have called their lands after their own names.

12 But man in his pomp will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.

13 This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.

14 As sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol to consume
So that they have no habitation.

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

16 Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,
When the tglory of his house is increased;

17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His tglory will not descend after him.

18 Though while he lives he congratulates himself-
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself-

19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see the light.

20 Man in his pomp, yet without understanding,
Is like the beasts that perish.