Psa 48 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised , In the city of our God , His holy mountain .

‏ Psalms 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 ^aGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the ^bcity of our God, His ^choly mountain.
2 ^dBeautiful in elevation, ^ethe joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The ^fcity of the great King.
3 God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a ^gstronghold.

4 For, lo, the ^hkings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were ⁱterrified, they ^{▼▼ Lit were hurried away}fled in alarm.
6 ^{▼▼ Lit Trembling}Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of ^la woman in childbirth.
7 With the ^meast wind
You ⁿbreak the ^oships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God;
God will ^pestablish her forever. ^{▼▼ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude}Selah.

9 We have thought on ^rYour lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your ^sname, O God,
So is Your ^tpraise to the ends of the earth;
Your ^uright hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount ^vZion be glad,
Let the ^wdaughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her ^xtowers;
13 Consider her ^yramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may ^ztell it to the next generation.
14 For ^{▼▼ Lit this}such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will ^abguide us ^{▼▼ Lit upon; some mss and the Gr read forever}until death.