Psalms 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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Psalm 48

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of #Ps. 42, title; 46, titlethe Sons of Korah.

1 # Ps. 96:4; 145:3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised

in #See Ps. 46:4 the city of our God!

His #Ps. 2:6; 87:1; Zech. 8:3; [Isa. 2:3; Mic. 4:1]holy mountain, 2#See Ps. 50:2 beautiful in elevation,

is #Lam. 2:15; [Ezek. 20:6] the joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north,

# Matt. 5:35 the city of the great King.

3Within her citadels God

has made himself known as a fortress.

4For behold, #See 2 Sam. 10:6-19the kings assembled;

they came on together.

5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic; they took to flight.

6 # [Ex. 15:15] Trembling took hold of them there,

anguish #Isa. 13:8; Hos. 13:13as of a woman in labor.

7By #Jer. 18:17 the east wind you #1 Kgs. 22:48; Ezek. 27:26 shattered

the ships of #1 Kgs. 10:22Tarshish.

8As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

in #[See ver. 1 above] the city of our God,

which God will #Ps. 87:5; Isa. 2:2; Mic. 4:1establish forever. Selah

9We have thought on your #Ps. 26:3; 40:10steadfast love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

10As your #Ps. 113:3; [Ex. 34:5, 6; Deut. 28:58; Mal. 1:11, 14] name, O God,

so your praise reaches to #See Ps. 22:27the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

11Let Mount #Ps. 97:8Zion be glad!

Let #Ps. 97:8the daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments!

12Walk about Zion, go around her,

number her towers,

13consider well her #Ps. 122:7 ramparts,

go through her citadels,

# [Ps. 78:4-6] that you may tell the next generation

14that this is God,

our God forever and ever.

He will #Ps. 23:3, 4guide us forever.#48:14 Septuagint; another reading is (compare Jerome, Syriac) He will guide us beyond death

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