Tehillim (Psalms) 48
48
1Great is יהוה, and greatly to be praised In the city of our Elohim, His set-apart mountain.
2Beautiful on high, The joy of all the earth, Is Mount Tsiyon on the sides of the north, The city of the great Sovereign.
3Elohim is in her citadels; He is known as her refuge.
4For look, the sovereigns met, They passed by together.
5They saw, so they marvelled; They were alarmed, they hastened away.
6Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in labour,
7With an east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.
8As we have heard, so we have seen In the city of יהוה of hosts, In the city of our Elohim, Elohim establishes her forever. Selah.
9We have thought, O Elohim, of Your loving-commitment, In the midst of Your Hĕḵal.
10According to Your Name, O Elohim, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11Let Mount Tsiyon rejoice, Let the daughters of Yehuḏah exult, Because of Your right-rulings.
12Walk about Tsiyon, And go all around her. Count her towers;
13Set your heart upon her rampart; Go through her citadels; So that you report it to the coming generation.
14For this Elohim is our Elohim, Forever and ever; He Himself leads us, Even to death.
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Psalms 48
48
A song of praise from the Korah family.
1The Lord is great!
He is praised throughout the city of our God, his holy mountain.
2His city is such a pleasant place.
It brings joy to people from around the world.
Mount Zion is the true mountain of God.#48:2 true mountain of God Literally, “the summit of Zaphon.” In Canaanite stories, Mt. Zaphon was where the gods lived.
It is the city of the great King.
3In the palaces of that city,
God is known as the fortress.
4Once some kings met together
and planned an attack against this city.
They marched toward the city,
5but when they saw it, they were amazed.
They all panicked and ran away.
6Fear grabbed them;
they trembled like a woman giving birth.
7God, with a strong east wind,
you wrecked their big ships.
8Yes, we heard the stories about your power.
But we also saw it in the city of our God, the city of the Lord All-Powerful.
God makes that city strong forever. Selah
9God, in your Temple we remember your loving kindness.
10Your name is known everywhere, God,
and people throughout the earth praise you.
You have shown that you do what is right.
11Mount Zion is happy,
and the towns of Judah rejoice, because your decisions are fair.
12Walk around Jerusalem,
and count its towers.
13Look at the tall walls,
and see the palaces.
Then you can tell the next generation about them.
14This God is our God forever and ever.
He will lead us from now to the end of time!
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