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