Psa 48 | NASB2020 | STEP | 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 .

Psalms 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1 ^aGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the ^bcity of our God, His ^choly mountain.
2 ^dBeautiful in elevation, ^ethe joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The ^fcity of the great King.
3 In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a ^gstronghold.

4 For, behold, the ^hkings arrived,
They passed by together.
5 They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were ⁱterrified, they fled in a hurry.
6 ^{▼▼Lit Trembling}Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as that of ^ka woman in childbirth.
7 With the ^least wind
You ^msmash the ⁿships of Tarshish.
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 ^oestablish her forever. Selah

9 We have thought over ^pYour goodness, God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your ^qname, God,
So is Your ^rpraise to the ends of the earth;
Your ^sright hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount ^tZion shall be glad,
The ^udaughters of Judah shall rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk around Zion and encircle her;
Count her ^vtowers;
13 Consider her ^wramparts;
Go through her palaces,
So that you may ^xtell of her to the next generation.
14 For ^{▼▼Lit this}such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will ^zlead us ^{▼▼Lit upon; some mss and LXX forever}until death.