Psalm 48

Psalm 48

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

^*Great is the Lord,^a and most worthy of praise,^b

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

Beautiful^e in its loftiness,

the joy of the whole earth,

like the heights of Zaphon^f is Mount Zion,^g

the city of the Great King.^h

God is in her citadels;ⁱ

he has shown himself to be her fortress.^j

When the kings joined forces,

when they advanced together,^k

they saw her and were astounded;

they fled in terror.^l

Trembling seized^m them there,

pain like that of a woman in labor.ⁿ

You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish^o

shattered by an east wind.^p

As 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.^q

Within your temple, O God,

we meditate^r on your unfailing love.^s

Like your name,^t O God,

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

your right hand is filled with righteousness.

Mount Zion rejoices,

the villages of Judah are glad

because of your judgments.^v

Walk about Zion, go around her,

count her towers,^w

consider well her ramparts,^x

view her citadels,^y

that you may tell of them

to the next generation.^z

For this God is our God for ever and ever;

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