The Beauty and Glory of Zion.
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 (A)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the (B)city of our God, His (C)holy mountain.
2 (D)Beautiful in elevation, (E)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (F)city of the great King.
3 God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a (G)stronghold.
4 For, lo, the (H)kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were (I)terrified, they fled in alarm.
6 Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of (J)a woman in childbirth.
7 With the (K)east wind
You (L)break the (M)ships 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 (N)establish her forever. Selah.
9 We have thought on (O)Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (P)name, O God,
So is Your (Q)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (R)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad,
Let the (T)daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her (U)towers;
13 Consider her (V)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may (W)tell it to the next generation.
14 For such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (X)guide us until death.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:5
- Psalm 48:6
- Psalm 48:8
- Psalm 48:14
- Psalm 48:14
Cross references
- Psalm 48:1 : 1 Chr 16:25; Ps 96:4; 145:3
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps 46:4
- Psalm 48:1 : Ps 2:6; 87:1; Is 2:3; Mic 4:1; Zech 8:3
- Psalm 48:2 : Ps 50:2
- Psalm 48:2 : Lam 2:15
- Psalm 48:2 : Matt 5:35
- Psalm 48:3 : Ps 46:7
- Psalm 48:4 : 2 Sam 10:6-19
- Psalm 48:5 : Ex 15:15
- Psalm 48:6 : Is 13:8
- Psalm 48:7 : Jer 18:17
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kin 22:48
- Psalm 48:7 : 1 Kin 10:22; Ezek 27:25
- Psalm 48:8 : Ps 87:5
- Psalm 48:9 : Ps 26:3; 40:10
- Psalm 48:10 : Deut 28:58; Josh 7:9; Mal 1:11
- Psalm 48:10 : Ps 65:1, 2; 100:1
- Psalm 48:10 : Is 41:10
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps 97:8
- Psalm 48:11 : Ps 97:8
- Psalm 48:12 : Neh 3:1, 11, 25-27
- Psalm 48:13 : Ps 122:7
- Psalm 48:13 : Ps 78:5-7
- Psalm 48:14 : Ps 23:4; Is 58:11
