Psalm 48

Psalm 48^a

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

¹Great is the Lord,^q and most worthy of praise,^r

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

²Beautiful^u in its loftiness,

the joy of the whole earth,

like the heights of Zaphon^bv is Mount Zion,^w

the city of the Great King.^x

³God is in her citadels;^y

he has shown himself to be her fortress.^z

⁴When the kings joined forces,

when they advanced together,^a

⁵they saw her and were astounded;

they fled in terror.^b

⁶Trembling seized^c them there,

pain like that of a woman in labor.^d

⁷You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish^e

shattered by an east wind.^f

⁸As we have heard,

so we have seen

in the city of the Lord Almighty,

in the city of our God:

God makes her secure

forever.^cg

⁹Within your temple, O God,

we meditate^h on your unfailing love.ⁱ

¹⁰Like your name,^j O God,

your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;^k

your right hand is filled with righteousness.

¹¹Mount Zion rejoices,

the villages of Judah are glad

because of your judgments.^l

¹²Walk about Zion, go around her,

count her towers,^m

¹³consider well her ramparts,ⁿ

view her citadels,^o

that you may tell of them

to the next generation.^p

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

he will be our guide^q even to the end.