Psalm 48

Psalm XLVIII.

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

^aGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

In ^bthe city of our God, in ^cthe mountain of his holiness.

^2dBeautiful for situation, ^ethe joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,

^fOn the sides of the north, ^gthe city of the great King.

³God is known in her palaces for a ^hrefuge.

⁴For lo, ⁱthe kings were assembled, they passed by together.

⁵They saw it, and so they ^kmarvelled;

They were troubled, and ^lhasted away.

^6mFear took hold upon them there,

And ⁿpain, ^oas of a woman in travail.

⁷Thou ^pbreakest the ships of ^qTarshish ^rwith an east wind.

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen

In ^sthe city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God:

God will ^testablish it for ever. Selah.

⁹We have thought of ^uthy lovingkindness, O God,

In the midst of thy temple.

¹⁰According to ^vthy name, O God, so is thy praise unto ^wthe ends of the earth:

Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Let mount Zion ^xrejoice,

Let ^xthe daughters of Judah be glad,

Because of thy judgments.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

¹³Mark ye well her ^ybulwarks, consider her ^ypalaces;

That ye may tell it ^zto the generation following.

¹⁴For this God is our God for ever and ever:

He will be our guide even ^aunto death.