Study Desk

You are the most handsome of men; you are an eloquent speaker. God has always blessed you.

The kingdom that God has given you will last forever and ever. You rule over your people with justice;

you love what is right and hate what is evil. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has poured out more happiness on you than on any other king.

God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the sacred house of the Most High.

God is in that city, and it will never be destroyed; at early dawn he will come to its aid.

Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken; God thunders, and the earth dissolves.

The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

"Stop fighting," he says, "and know that I am God, supreme among the nations, supreme over the world."

The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

Clap your hands for joy, all peoples! Praise God with loud songs!

God goes up to his throne. There are shouts of joy and the blast of trumpets, as the Lord goes up.

Sing praise to God; sing praise to our king!

God is king over all the world; praise him with songs!

God sits on his sacred throne; he rules over the nations.

The rulers of the nations assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. More powerful than all armies is he; he rules supreme.

The Lord is great and is to be highly praised in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.

Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful; the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.

God has shown that there is safety with him inside the fortresses of the city.

We have heard what God has done, and now we have seen it in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty; he will keep the city safe forever.