Psalms 48

A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

¹Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,

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

²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, on the north sides,

the city of the great King.

³God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

⁴For, behold, the kings assembled themselves,

they passed by together.

⁵They saw it, then they were amazed.

They were dismayed.

They hurried away.

⁶Trembling took hold of them there,

pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁷With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

⁸As we have heard, so we have seen,

in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God.

God will establish it forever. Selah.

⁹We have thought about your loving kindness, God,

in the middle of your temple.

¹⁰As is your name, God,

so is your praise to the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad!

Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go around her.

Number its towers.

¹³Notice her bulwarks.

Consider her palaces,

that you may tell it to the next generation.

¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever.

He will be our guide even to death.