Psalms 48
Psalms 48:1
Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
Psalms 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
Psalms 48:3
God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Psalms 48:4
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
Psalms 48:5
They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
Psalms 48:6
Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.
Psalms 48:7
With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
Psalms 48:8
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. [Selah
Psalms 48:9
We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.
Psalms 48:10
As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 48:11
Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.
Psalms 48:12
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;
Psalms 48:13
Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it to the generation following.
Psalms 48:14
For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide [even] unto death.