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  • Psalm 48a

    A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

    Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
    in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
  • A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

    How great is the LORD,
    how deserving of praise,
    in the city of our God,
    which sits on his holy mountain!
  • Beautiful in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
    like the heights of Zaphonb is Mount Zion,
    the city of the Great King.
  • It is high and magnificent;
    the whole earth rejoices to see it!
    Mount Zion, the holy mountain,a
    is the city of the great King!
  • God is in her citadels;
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.
  • God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
    revealing himself as its defender.
  • When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,
  • The kings of the earth joined forces
    and advanced against the city.
  • they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.
  • But when they saw it, they were stunned;
    they were terrified and ran away.
  • Trembling seized them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.
  • They were gripped with terror
    and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
  • You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
    shattered by an east wind.
  • You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish
    shattered by a powerful east wind.
  • As we have heard,
    so we have seen
    in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
    God makes her secure
    forever.c
  • We had heard of the city’s glory,
    but now we have seen it ourselves —
    the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
    It is the city of our God;
    he will make it safe forever.
    Interlude
  • Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate on your unfailing love.
  • O God, we meditate on your unfailing love
    as we worship in your Temple.
  • Like your name, O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
  • As your name deserves, O God,
    you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
    Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
  • Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.
  • Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.
    Let all the towns of Judah be glad
    because of your justice.
  • Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,
  • Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.b
    Walk around and count the many towers.
  • consider well her ramparts,
    view her citadels,
    that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.
  • Take note of the fortified walls,
    and tour all the citadels,
    that you may describe them
    to future generations.
  • For this God is our God for ever and ever;
    he will be our guide even to the end.
  • For that is what God is like.
    He is our God forever and ever,
    and he will guide us until we die.

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