Psalms 48
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Psalm 48
Zion Exalted
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1The Lord is great and highly praised
in the city of our God.#Ps 2:6; Mc 4:1; Zch 8:3
His holy mountain, 2rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion — the summit of Zaphon —
is the city of the great King.#Mt 5:35
3God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels.#Ps 46:7; 50:2
4Look! The kings assembled;
they advanced together.#2Sm 10:6–19
5They looked and froze with fear;
they fled in terror.#Ex 15:15
6Trembling seized them there,
agony like that of a woman in labor,#Is 13:8; Hs 13:13
7as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind.#1Kg 22:48; Jr 18:17; Ezk 27:26
8Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of the Lord of Armies,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever.#Ps 87:5; Is 2:2; Mc 4:1Selah
9God, within your temple,
we contemplate your faithful love.#Ps 26:3; 40:10
10Like your name, God, so your praise
reaches to the ends of the earth;#Ps 113:3; Mal 1:11
your right hand is filled with justice.#Ps 45:4
11Mount Zion is glad.
Judah’s villages#48:11 Lit daughters rejoice
because of your judgments.#Ps 97:8
12Go around Zion, encircle it;
count its towers,
13note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation:#Ps 78:5–7; 122:7
14“This God, our God forever and ever —
he will always lead us.”#48:14 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read over death#Ps 23:3–4; Is 58:11
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Psalms 48
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Psalm 48
A song; a psalm by Korah’s descendants.
1The Lord is great.
He should be highly praised.
His holy mountain is in the city of our God.
2Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion is on the northern ridge.
It is the city of the great king.
3God is in its palaces.
He has proved that he is a stronghold.
4The kings have gathered.
They marched together.
5 ⌞When⌟ they saw ⌞Mount Zion⌟,
they were astonished.
They were terrified and ran away in fear.
6Trembling seized them
like the trembling that a woman experiences during labor.
7With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish.
8The things we had only heard about, we have now seen
in the city of the Lord of Armies,
in the city of our God.
God makes Zion stand firm forever. Selah
9Inside your temple we carefully reflect on your mercy, O God.
10Like your name, O God,
your praise ⌞reaches⌟ to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11Let Mount Zion be glad
and the cities of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments.
12Walk around Zion.
Go around it.
Count its towers.
13Examine its embankments.
Walk through its palaces.
Then you can tell the next generation,
14“This God is our God forever and ever.
He will lead us beyond death.”
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