Psalms 48
48
(A song and a psalm by the clan of Korah.)
The City of God
1The Lord God is wonderful!
He deserves all praise
in the city where he lives.
His holy mountain,
2 #
Mt 5.35. beautiful and majestic,
brings joy to all on earth.
Mount Zion, truly sacred,
is home for the Great King.
3God is there to defend it
and has proved to be
its protector.
4Kings joined forces
to attack the city,
5but when they saw it,
they were terrified
and ran away.
6They trembled all over
like women giving birth
7or like seagoing ships#48.7 seagoing ships: The Hebrew text has “ships of Tarshish,” which probably means large, seagoing ships.
wrecked by eastern winds.
8We had heard about it,
and now we have seen it
in the city of our God,
the Lord All-Powerful.
This is the city that God
will let stand forever.
9Our God, here in your temple
we think about your love.
10You are famous and praised
everywhere on earth,
as you win victories
with your powerful arm.
11Mount Zion will celebrate,
and all Judah will be glad,
because you bring justice.
12Let's walk around Zion
and count its towers.
13We will see its strong walls
and visit each fortress.
Then you can say
to future generations,
14“Our God is like this forever
and will always#48.14 always: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. guide us.”
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Tehillim (Psa) 48
48
1A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korach:
2Great is Adonai
and greatly to be praised,
in the city of our God,
his holy mountain,
3beautiful in its elevation,
the joy of all the earth,
Mount Tziyon, in the far north,
the city of the great king.
4In its citadels God
has been revealed as a strong defense.
5For the kings met by agreement;
together they advanced.
6They saw and were filled with consternation;
terrified, they took to flight.
7Trembling took hold of them,
pains like those of a woman in labor,
8as when the wind out of the east
wrecks the “Tarshish” ships.
9We heard it, and now we see for ourselves
in the city of Adonai-Tzva’ot,
in the city of our God.
May God establish it forever. (Selah)
10God, within your temple
we meditate on your grace.
11God, your praise, like your name,
extends to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
12Let Mount Tziyon rejoice,
let the daughters of Y’hudah be glad,
because of your judgment [on the enemy].
13Walk through Tziyon, go all around it;
count how many towers it has.
14Note its ramparts, pass through its citadels,
so that you can tell generations to come
15that such is God, our God forever;
he will guide us eternally.
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