Psalm 48a
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
2 Beautiful in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphonb is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphonb is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
3 God is in her citadels;
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
4 When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,
when they advanced together,
5 they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
they fled in terror.
6 Trembling seized them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
pain like that of a woman in labor.
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
shattered by an east wind.
shattered by an east wind.
8 As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.c
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.c
9 Within your temple, O God,
we meditate on your unfailing love.
we meditate on your unfailing love.
10 Like your name, O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,
count her towers,
13 consider well her ramparts,
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end.
he will be our guide even to the end.