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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Psalms 48
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 on the slopes of the north
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 Yahweh of Hosts,
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
10Your name, God, like 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.
The towns # Lit daughters of Judah 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.” # Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read over death # Ps 23:3-4; Is 58:11
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