Psalm 48:title–13

Zion, the City of Our God

48A Song. A Psalm of ^kthe Sons of Korah.

^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.

^6sTrembling took hold of them there,

anguish ^tas of a woman in labor.

⁷By ^uthe east wind you ^vshattered

the ships of ^wTarshish.

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

in ^mthe city of our God,

which God will ^xestablish forever. Selah

⁹We have thought on your ^ysteadfast love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰As your ^zname, O God,

so your praise reaches to ^athe ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount ^bZion be glad!

Let ^bthe daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments!

¹²Walk about Zion, go around her,

number her towers,

¹³consider well her ^cramparts,

go through her citadels,

^dthat you may tell the next generation