Psalm 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

¹Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised

In the city of our God, 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.

³In its palaces,

God has made Himself known as a stronghold.

⁴¶For, behold, the kings arrived,

They passed by together.

⁵They saw it, then they were amazed;

They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.

⁶Panic seized them there,[#48:6 Lit Trembling]

Anguish, as that of a woman in childbirth.

⁷With the east wind

You smash the ships of Tarshish.

⁸Just as we have heard, so have we seen

In the city of the Lord of armies, in the city of our God;

God will establish her forever. Selah

⁹¶We have thought over Your goodness, God,

In the midst of Your temple.

¹⁰As is Your name, God,

So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;

Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Mount Zion shall be glad,

The daughters of Judah shall rejoice

Because of Your judgments.

¹²Walk around Zion and encircle her;

Count her towers;

¹³Consider her ramparts;

Go through her palaces,

So that you may tell of her to the next generation.

¹⁴For such is God,[#48:14 Lit this]

Our God forever and ever;

He will lead us until death.