The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (A)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (B)city of our God, His (C)holy mountain.
2 (D)Beautiful in elevation, (E)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (F)city of the great King.
3 In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a (G)stronghold.
4 For, behold, the (H)kings arrived,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were (I)terrified, they fled in a hurry.
6 [a]Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as that of (J)a woman in childbirth.
7 With the (K)east wind
You (L)smash the (M)ships of Tarshish.
8 Just as we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of armies, in the city of our God;
God will (N)establish her forever. Selah
9 We have thought over (O)Your goodness, God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (P)name, God,
So is Your (Q)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (R)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount (S)Zion shall be glad,
The (T)daughters of Judah shall rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk around Zion and encircle her;
Count her (U)towers;
13 Consider her (V)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
So that you may (W)tell of her to the next generation.
14 For [b]such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (X)lead us [c]until death.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:6 Lit Trembling
- Psalm 48:14 Lit this
- Psalm 48:14 Lit upon; some mss and LXX forever
Cross references
- Psalm 48:1 : 1 Chr 16:25; Ps 96:4; 145:3
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps 46:4
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps 2:6; 87:1; Is 2:3; Mic 4:1; Zech 8:3
- Psalm 48:2 : Ps 50:2
- Psalm 48:2 : Lam 2:15
- Psalm 48:2 : Matt 5:35
- Psalm 48:3 : Ps 46:7
- Psalm 48:4 : 2 Sam 10:6-19
- Psalm 48:5 : Ex 15:15
- Psalm 48:6 : Is 13:8
- Psalm 48:7 : Jer 18:17
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kin 22:48
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kin 10:22; Ezek 27:25
- Psalm 48:8 : Ps 87:5
- Psalm 48:9 : Ps 26:3; 40:10
- Psalm 48:10 : Deut 28:58; Josh 7:9; Mal 1:11
- Psalm 48:10 : Ps 65:1, 2; 100:1
- Psalm 48:10 : Is 41:10
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps 97:8
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps 97:8
- Psalm 48:12 : Neh 3:1, 11, 25-27
- Psalm 48:13 : Ps 122:7
- Psalm 48:13 : Ps 78:5-7
- Psalm 48:14 : Ps 23:4; Is 58:11