Psa 48:12-13 | NETfull | STEP | Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!

Psalms 48:12-13

12 Walk around ^{▼▼ The verb forms in vv. 12–13 are plural; the entire Judahite community is addressed.} Zion! Encircle it!
Count its towers!
13 Consider its defenses! ^{▼▼ Heb “set your heart to its rampart.”}
Walk through ^{▼▼ The precise meaning of the Hebrew word translated “walk through,” which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Cf. NEB “pass…in review”; NIV “view.”} its fortresses,
so you can tell the next generation about it! ^{▼▼ The city’s towers, defenses, and fortresses are outward reminders and tangible symbols of the divine protection the city enjoys.}