Psalm 48    

A Song.
A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

 ¹ Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,

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

 

 ² Beautiful in elevation,

 the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion,

 on the north sides,

 the city of the great King.

 

 ³ God has shown himself

 in her citadels as a refuge.

 

 
⁴ For, behold, the kings assembled themselves,

 they passed by together.

 

 ⁵ They saw it, then they were amazed.

 They were dismayed. They hurried away.

 

 ⁶ Trembling took hold of them there,

 pain, as of a woman in travail.

 

 ⁷ With the east wind

 you break the ships of Tarshish.

 

 
⁸ As we have heard, so we have seen

 in the city of Yahweh of Armies,

 in the city of our God.

 God will establish it forever. Selah.

 

 
⁹ We have thought about your loving kindness, O God,

 in the midst of your temple.

 

 ¹⁰ As is your name, O God,

 so is your praise to the ends of the earth.

 Your right hand is full of righteousness.

 

 ¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad!

 Let the daughters of Judah rejoice

 because of your judgments.

 

 
¹² Walk about Zion, and go around her.

 Number its towers.

 

 ¹³ Mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces,

 so that you can tell it to the next generation.

 

 ¹⁴ For this God is our God forever and ever.

 He will be our guide even to death.