Psalms 46:1 (LSB)

Passage

For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Nearby Context

Psalms 46:1 For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Psalms 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains shake into the heart of the sea;

Psalms 46:3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its lofty pride. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "choir", "director", "sons", "korah", "alamoth", "song", "refuge", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "choir" and "director", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Therefore we will not fear though the...", so "choir" and "director" should be read forward into that movement. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "choir" and "director" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.