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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

There is a river whose streams gladden the city of God, the holy habitation of ‘Elyon —

God is in the city. It will not be moved — when daybreak comes, God will help it.

Adonai -Tzva'ot is with us, our fortress, the God of Ya‘akov. (Selah)

"Desist, and learn that I am God, supreme over the nations, supreme over the earth." Adonai -Tzva'ot is with us, our fortress, the God of Ya‘akov. (Selah)

Clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with cries of joy!

God goes up to shouts of acclaim, Adonai to a blast on the shofar.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our king, sing praises!

For God is king of all the earth; sing praises in a maskil.

God rules the nations; God sits on his holy throne. The leaders of the people gather together, the people of the God of Avraham; for the rulers of the earth belong to God, who is exalted on high.

Great is Adonai and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, his holy mountain,

In its citadels God has been revealed as a strong defense.

We heard it, and now we see for ourselves in the city of Adonai -Tzva'ot, in the city of our God. May God establish it forever. (Selah)

God, within your temple we meditate on your grace.

God, your praise, like your name, extends to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

Note its ramparts, pass through its citadels, so that you can tell generations to come that such is God, our God forever; he will guide us eternally.

No one can ever redeem his brother or give God a ransom for him ,

But God will redeem me from Sh'ol's control, because he will receive me. (Selah)

A psalm of Asaf: The Mighty One, God, Adonai , is speaking, summoning the world from east to west.

Out of Tziyon, the perfection of beauty, God is shining forth.