Psalm 48

Psalm 48

The Glory and Strength of Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites.

¹Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised

in the city of our God.

His holy mountain,^{* 2}beautiful in elevation,

is the joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north,

the city of the great King.^*

³Within its citadels God

has shown himself a sure defense.^*

⁴Then the kings assembled;

they came on together.^*

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

they were in panic; they took to flight;^*

⁶trembling took hold of them there,

pains as of a woman in labor,

⁷as when an east wind shatters

the ships of Tarshish.^*

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

in the city of our God,

which God establishes forever.   Selah

⁹We ponder your steadfast love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰Your name, O God, like your praise,

reaches to the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with victory.^*

¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad;

let the towns^o of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments.^*

¹²Walk about Zion; go all around it;

count its towers;

¹³consider well its ramparts;

go through its citadels,

that you may tell the next generation^*

¹⁴that this is God,

our God forever and ever.

He will be our guide forever.^*