Psalms 48
1 A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
2 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
3 Beautiful in its height, the joy of all the earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
4 In her palaces, God has made himself known as a stronghold.
5 The kings gathered together; they advanced together.
6 They saw and were amazed; they were terrified and fled in haste.
7 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.
8 With an east wind, you shatter the ships of Tarshish.
9 As we had heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God: God establishes it forever. Selah.
10 We ponder your steadfast love, O God, within your temple.
11 As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.
12 Let Mount Zion rejoice; let the daughters of Judah exult because of your judgments.
13 Walk around Zion, circle her; count her towers.
14 Pay attention to her ramparts, inspect her palaces, so that you may tell the next generation.
15 For this God is our God forever and ever; he will guide us even to death.
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