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Psalm 48:1–5

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1lGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised

in mthe city of our God!

His nholy mountain, 2obeautiful in elevation,

is pthe joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north,

qthe city of the great King.

3Within her citadels God

has made himself known as a fortress.

4For behold, rthe kings assembled;

they came on together.

5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic; they took to flight.

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Cross references

  1. lPs. 96:4; 145:3
  2. mSee Ps. 46:4
  3. nPs. 2:6; 87:1; Zech. 8:3; [Isa. 2:3; Mic. 4:1]
  4. oSee Ps. 50:2
  5. pLam. 2:15; [Ezek. 20:6]
  6. qMatt. 5:35
  7. rSee 2 Sam. 10:6–19

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,

in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

Beautiful in its loftiness,

the joy of the whole earth,

like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion,

the city of the Great King.

God is in her citadels;

he has shown himself to be her fortress.

When the kings joined forces,

when they advanced together,

they saw her and were astounded;

they fled in terror.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is great and highly praised

in the city of our God.

His holy mountain, rising splendidly,

is the joy of the whole earth.

Mount Zion—the summit of Zaphon—

is the city of the great King.

God is known as a stronghold

in its citadels.

Look! The kings assembled;

they advanced together.

They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror.

NLTNew Living Translation

How great is the Lord,

how deserving of praise,

in the city of our God,

which sits on his holy mountain!

It is high and magnificent;

the whole earth rejoices to see it!

Mount Zion, the holy mountain,

is the city of the great King!

God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,

revealing himself as its defender.

The kings of the earth joined forces

and advanced against the city.

But when they saw it, they were stunned;

they were terrified and ran away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise

in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, in the far north,

the city of the great king.

God is in her citadels;

he is known as a high stronghold.

For see, the kings assembled;

they advanced together.

They themselves saw it, so they were astonished.

They were terrified; they ran off.

KJV 1900King James Version

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised

In the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,

On the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

They saw it, and so they marvelled;

They were troubled, and hasted away.