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