Translations
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
To the director of music; of the sons of Korach; upon alamoth. A song.
Elohim is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in distress.
For the choir director; a song of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth.
God is our refuge and our strength,an ever-present help found in times of trouble.
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Footnotes
The superscription contains three elements: lamnatseyach ('to the director/chief musician,' from a root meaning 'to excel or oversee'), livney Qorach (the sons of Korah—the Levitical guild descended from the rebel Korah of Numbers 16, yet themselves faithful and prominent in Davidic worship, cf. Ps. 84–85, 87–88), and al alamoth ('upon alamoth'—most likely a musical term related to almah, 'young woman/maiden,' indicating a soprano or treble register). The Hebrew nimtsa me'od ('found very much') is a passive verb—God as refuge is not merely promised in theory but discovered in practice, abundantly available to those who seek. F.O.G. retains 'alamoth' as a transliteration and 'Korach' in its Hebrew form; F.O.G.M. treats 'Alamoth' as a formal musical title and uses the traditional English spelling 'Korah.'
