Psalm 48

The Greatness of God in Zion

48A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.^a

¹Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise

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

²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion,^c in the far north,^d

the city of the great king.

³God is in her citadels;

he is known as a high stronghold.

⁴For see, the kings assembled;^e

they advanced together.

⁵They themselves saw^f it, so they were astonished.

They were terrified; they ran off.

⁶Trembling seized them there—

pain as of a woman in labor.

⁷With an east wind

you shatter^g the ships of Tarshish.^h

⁸As we have heard, so we have seen

in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God.

God will establish her forever. Selah

⁹We have pondered your loyal love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰As is your name, O God, so is your praise

to the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount Zionⁱ rejoice;

let the daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments.

¹²Walk about Zion and circle it;

count her towers.

¹³Consider well^j her ramparts.

Go through her citadels

so that you can tell the next generation

¹⁴that this is God, our God forever and ever.

He himself^k will guide us until death.