Psalm 48

¹In the city belonging to our God,

the LORD is great and so worthy of praise!

His holy mountain

²is a beautiful summit,

the joy of the whole world.

Mount Zion, in the far north,

is the city of the great king.

³God is in its fortifications,

revealing himself as a place of safety.

⁴Look: the kings assembled themselves,

advancing all together—

⁵when they saw it, they were stunned;

they panicked and ran away frightened.

⁶Trembling took hold of them right there—

like a woman giving birth,

⁷or like the east wind when it smashes

the ships of Tarshish.

⁸Just like we had heard,

now we’ve seen it for ourselves

in the city of the LORD of heavenly forces,

in the city of our God.

⁹We dwell on your faithful love, God,

in your temple.

¹⁰Your praise, God, just like your reputation,

extends to the far corners of the earth.

¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad;

let the towns of Judah rejoice

¹²Walk around Zion;

go all the way around it;

count its towers.

¹³Examine its defenses closely;

tour its fortifications

so that you may tell future generations:

¹⁴“This is God,

our God, forever and always!

He is the one who will lead us

even to the very end.”