Zion, the City of Our God
A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.
48 (B)Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in (C)the city of our God!
His (D)holy mountain, 2 (E)beautiful in elevation,
is (F)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(G)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, (H)the kings assembled;
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 (I)Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish (J)as of a woman in labour.
7 By (K)the east wind you (L)shattered
the ships of (M)Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in (N)the city of our God,
which God will (O)establish for ever. Selah
9 We have thought on your (P)steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your (Q)name, O God,
so your praise reaches to (R)the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad!
Let (T)the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgements!
12 Walk about Zion, go round her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her (U)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(V)that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God for ever and ever.
He will (W)guide us for ever.[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:14 Septuagint; another reading is (compare Jerome, Syriac) He will guide us beyond death
Cross references
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps. 42, title; 46, title
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps. 96:4; 145:3
- Psalm 48:1 : See Ps. 46:4
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps. 2:6; 87:1; Zech. 8:3; [Isa. 2:3; Mic. 4:1]
- Psalm 48:2 : See Ps. 50:2
- Psalm 48:2 : Lam. 2:15; [Ezek. 20:6]
- Psalm 48:2 : Matt. 5:35
- Psalm 48:4 : See 2 Sam. 10:6-19
- Psalm 48:6 : [Ex. 15:15]
- Psalm 48:6 : Isa. 13:8; Hos. 13:13
- Psalm 48:7 : Jer. 18:17
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kgs. 22:48; Ezek. 27:26
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kgs. 10:22
- Psalm 48:8 : [See ver. 1 above]; See Ps. 46:4
- Psalm 48:8 : Ps. 87:5; Isa. 2:2; Mic. 4:1
- Psalm 48:9 : Ps. 26:3; 40:10
- Psalm 48:10 : Ps. 113:3; [Ex. 34:5, 6; Deut. 28:58; Mal. 1:11, 14]
- Psalm 48:10 : See Ps. 22:27
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps. 97:8
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps. 97:8
- Psalm 48:13 : Ps. 122:7
- Psalm 48:13 : [Ps. 78:4-6]
- Psalm 48:14 : Ps. 23:3, 4