Psalm 48

Psalm 48

Zion Exalted

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

¹The Lord is great and highly praised

in the city of our God. ^j

His holy mountain, ²rising splendidly,

is the joy of the whole earth.

Mount Zion on the slopes of the north

is the city of the great King. ^k

³God is known as a stronghold

in its citadels. ^l

⁴Look! The kings assembled;

they advanced together. ^m

⁵They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror. ⁿ

⁶Trembling seized them there,

agony like that of a woman in labor, ^o

⁷as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish

with the east wind. ^p

⁸Just as we heard, so we have seen

in the city of Yahweh of Hosts,

in the city of our God;

God will establish it forever. ^qSelah

⁹God, within Your temple,

we contemplate Your faithful love. ^r

¹⁰Your name, God, like Your praise,

reaches to the ends of the earth; ^s

Your right hand is filled with justice. ^t

¹¹Mount Zion is glad.

The towns ^uof Judah rejoice

because of Your judgments. ^v

¹²Go around Zion, encircle it;

count its towers,

¹³note its ramparts; tour its citadels

so that you can tell a future generation: ^w

¹⁴“This God, our God forever and ever—

He will always lead us.” ^xy