48:2 \48:1\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,
48:3 \48:2\beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
48:4 \48:3\Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.
48:5 \48:4\For lo, the kings assembled, they came on together.
48:6 \48:5\As soon as they saw it, they were astounded, they were in panic, they took to flight;
48:7 \48:6\trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in travail.
48:8 \48:7\By the east wind thou didst shatter the ships of Tarshish.
48:9 \48:8\As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes for ever. [Selah]
48:10 \48:9\We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
48:11 \48:10\As thy name, O God, so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is filled with victory;
48:12 \48:11\let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments!
48:13 \48:12\Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers,
48:14 \48:13\consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation
48:15 \48:14\that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide for ever.
