Psalm 48:1-14
A song. A melody of the sons of Korʹah.+
48 Jehovah is great and most worthy of praiseIn the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth,+Is Mount Zion in the far north,The city of the Grand King.+
3 In her fortified towers,God has made known that he is a secure refuge.*+
4 For look! kings have assembled;*Together they have advanced.
5 When they saw it, they were amazed.
They panicked and fled in terror.
6 Trembling seized them there,Anguish like that of a woman giving birth.
7 With an east wind you wreck the ships of Tarʹshish.
8 What we heard about, we have now seen for ourselvesIn the city of Jehovah of armies, in the city of our God.
God will firmly establish it forever.+ (Selah)
9 We ponder your loyal love, O God,+Within your temple.
10 Like your name, O God, your praiseReaches to the ends of the earth.+
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.+
11 May Mount Zion+ rejoice,May the towns* of Judah be joyful, because of your judgments.+
12 March around Zion; go all around it;Count its towers.+
13 Set your hearts upon its ramparts.*+
Inspect its fortified towers,So that you may tell about it to future generations.
14 For this God is our God+ forever and ever.
He will guide us forevermore.*+
Footnotes
^ Or “secure height.”
^ Or “met by appointment.”
^ Lit., “daughters.”
^ Or “fortified walls.”
^ Or possibly, “until we die.”