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Psalm 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

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.Psa 145:3; Heb 12:22; Rev 14:1

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,

Is Mount Zion in the far north,

The city of the great King.Ezk 40:2

In its palaces,

God has made Himself known as a stronghold.2Ch 20:8; Zec 8:3; Mal 1:14

¶For, behold, the kings arrived,

They passed by together.

They saw it, then they were amazed;

They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.2Ki 19:35

(a)48:6 Lit TremblingPanic seized them there,

Anguish, as that of a woman in childbirth.2Ki 19:3; Isa 21:3

With the east wind

You smash the ships of Tarshish.Isa 27:8

Just 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

¶We have thought over Your goodness, God,

In the midst of Your temple.

As is Your name, God,

So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;

Your right hand is full of righteousness.2Ki 19:15; Act 19:17

Mount Zion shall be glad,

The daughters of Judah shall rejoice

Because of Your judgments.

Walk around Zion and encircle her;

Count her towers;

Consider her ramparts;

Go through her palaces,

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

For (b)48:14 Lit thissuch is God,

Our God forever and ever;

He will lead us (c)48:14 Lit upon; some mss and LXX foreveruntil death.Isa 25:9