Psalm 48

Zion Exalted

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 The Lord is great and highly praised

in the city of our God. j

His holy mountain, 2 rising splendidly,

is the joy of the whole earth.

Mount * Zion on the slopes of the north

is the city of the great King. k

3 God is known as a stronghold

in its citadels. l

4 Look! The kings assembled;

they advanced together. m

5 They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror. n

6 Trembling seized them there,

agony like that of a woman in labor, o

7 as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish

with the east wind. p

8 Just 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. q * Selah

9 God, within Your temple,

we contemplate Your faithful love. r

10 Your name, God, like Your praise,

reaches to the ends of the earth; s

Your right hand is filled with justice. t

11 Mount Zion is glad.

The towns u of Judah rejoice

because of Your judgments. v

12 Go around Zion, encircle it;

count its towers,

13 note 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.” x y