Psalms 48

The Greatness of God in Zion

¹Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise

in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

is Mount Zion, in the far north,

the city of the great king.

³God is in her citadels;

he is known as a high stronghold.

⁴For see, the kings assembled;[#That is, preparing for battle]

they advanced together.

⁵They themselves saw it, so they were astonished.[#Literally “They, they saw”]

They were terrified; they ran off.

⁶Trembling seized them there—

pain as of a woman in labor.

⁷With an east wind

you shatter the ships of Tarshish.

⁸As we have heard, so we have seen

in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God.

God will establish her forever. Selah

⁹We have pondered your loyal love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰As is your name, O God, so is your praise

to the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount Zion rejoice;[#Literally “the mountain of Zion”]

let the daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments.

¹²Walk about Zion and circle it;

count her towers.

¹³Consider well her ramparts.[#Literally “Set your heart to”]

Go through her citadels

so that you can tell the next generation

¹⁴that this is God, our God forever and ever.

He himself will guide us until death.