Old Testament · Psalms

Psalms 48

Great Is the LORD in the City of Our God

1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

2Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, the mountain of His holiness.
3Beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the earth, is mount Zion, the recesses of the north, the city of a great King.
4God in her palaces is known as a high refuge.
5For behold, the kings assembled; they passed by together.
6They saw; so they were amazed; they were terrified, they fled in haste.
7Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman giving birth.
8With a wind^a of the east You break the ships of Tarshish.
9As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of hosts^b, in the city of our God; God establishes it forever. Selah.
10We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, in the midst of Your temple.
11As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
12Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments^c.
13Go around Zion and encircle her; count her towers.
14Set your heart to her rampart, consider her palaces, so that you may recount to the latter generation.
15For this God is our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death.