Psalms 48
48
A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah.
1Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.
2Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
3God in her high places is known for a tower.
4For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
5They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
6Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
7By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.
8As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her — to the age. Selah.
9We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,
10As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
11Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
12Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
13Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
14That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!
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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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