Psa 48 | ABEn | STEP | A psalm; an ode to the sons of Korah; second Sabbath. Great is the lord , and [ 2 praiseworthy 1 exceedingly] in the city of our God, in [ 2 mountain 1 his holy].

Psalms 48

PSALM 48

Mount Zion the City of the Great King

A psalm; an ode to the sons of Korah; second Sabbath.

1 Great is the lord, and [²praiseworthy ¹exceedingly] in the city of our God, in [²mountain ¹his holy]. 2 With good root, a leap for joy of all the earth -- mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the [²king ¹great]. 3 God [²in ³her palaces ¹is known], whenever he should assist her. 4 For behold, the kings of the earth are being brought together; they went through together. 5 They in seeing thus wondered; they were disturbed; they were shaken. 6 Trembling took hold of them there -- pangs as a woman giving birth. 7 By [²wind ¹a violent] you shall break the boats of Tarshish. 8 Just as we heard, so also we behold in the city of the lord of the forces, in the city of our God. God founded it into the eon. 9 We undertook, O God, of your mercy in the midst of your people. 10 According to your name, O God, so also is the praise of you unto the ends of the earth. [³of righteousness ²is full ¹Your right hand]. 11 Be glad, mount Zion! and exult daughters of Judea! because of your judgments, O lord. 12 Encircle Zion, and take hold of her! Describe concerning her towers! 13 Put your hearts for her force! and share about her palaces! so that you may describe to [²generation ¹another]. 14 For this is our God into the eon, and into the eon of the eon; he shall tend us into the eons.