Psalm 48

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

1Great is Yahweh and most worthy of praise in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.

2Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, the heights of the north, the city of the great King.

3Within her citadels God has shown himself to be a fortress.

4For see, the kings joined forces; they advanced together.

5They saw it and were astounded; they were terrified and fled in alarm.

6Trembling seized them there, anguish like that of a woman in labor.

7With an east wind you shatter the ships of Tarshish.

8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God; God will make her secure forever. Selah.

9We have pondered your steadfast love, God, within your temple.

10Like your name, God, so 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 your judgments.

12Walk around Zion and go all around her; count her towers.

13Pay close attention to her ramparts; go through her citadels, so that you may tell the next generation

14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us until death.