The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

BOOK II

Psalms 42–72

Psalm 42

For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah.

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

Psalm 44

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.

We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.

Psalm 45

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. A wedding song.

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.

Psalm 46

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song.

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

Psalm 47

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

Psalm 48

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Psalm 49

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,

to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.

The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.

Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.

“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’

Psalm 84

For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

Psalm 85

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

You, Lord, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

He has founded his city on the holy mountain.

Psalm 88

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.

“If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,

Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea— the Lord on high is mighty.

But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.

They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.

If your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”