Psalms
Chapter 48King James Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah
9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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