Psalm 48

¹ Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God!
His holy mountain,

² beautiful in elevation,
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.

³ Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.

⁴ For behold, the kings assembled;
they came on together.

⁵ As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish as of a woman in labor.

⁷ By the east wind you shattered
the 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,
which God will establish forever. Selah

⁹ We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰ As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!

¹² Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,

¹³ consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation

¹⁴ that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will guide us forever.