A Mighty Fortress, Psalms for today 44 through 48

Today we begin reading in the second book of Psalms. The individual focus of the first book concluded and now the poet's voice is the community of the congregation and the nations. Read all four psalms and listen for a sweeping references of the nations of the dart, the foundations of the earth, the glorious reign of the king. Psalm 46 is the biblical text for Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." Read the Psalm aloud and then read the hymn text aloud. The confidence sounding from the voices of the people singing together arises from the choice of God to be with us. God dwelling in Christ is with us beyond the foundations of the world and the depths of our sin. For Christians, God dwelling in Christ is the source of our trust. And our trust transcends anything we might do to fall away from God.