Psalm 48

1. 1

   Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; *
   in the city of our God is his holy hill.

2. 2

   Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill of Zion, *
   the very center of the world and the city of the great King.

3. 3

   God is in her citadels; *
   he is known to be her sure refuge.

4. 4

   Behold, the kings of the earth assembled *
   and marched forward together.

5. 5

   They looked and were astounded; *
   they retreated and fled in terror.

6. 6

   Trembling seized them there; *
   they writhed like a woman in childbirth, like ships of the sea when the east wind shatters them.

7. 7

   As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; *
   God has established her for ever.

8. 8

   We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God, *
   in the midst of your temple.

9. 9

   Your praise, like your Name, O God, reaches to the world's end; *
   your right hand is full of justice.

10. 10

    Let Mount Zion be glad and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
    because of your judgments.

11. 11

    Make the circuit of Zion; walk round about her; *
    count the number of her towers.

12. 12

    Consider well her bulwarks; examine her strongholds; *
    that you may tell those who come after.

13. 13

    This God is our God for ever and ever; *
    he shall be our guide for evermore.

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