Psalms 48:1
A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
Psalms 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Psalms 48:3
God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.
Psalms 48:4
For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
Psalms 48:5
They saw, --so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
Psalms 48:6
Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.
Psalms 48:7
With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.
Psalms 48:8
As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. Selah.
Psalms 48:9
We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.
Psalms 48:10
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 48:11
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalms 48:12
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;
Psalms 48:13
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.
Psalms 48:14
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.