Psalms 48

1 A song; a psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God on his holy mountain.⋮

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.⋮

3 God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge.⋮

4 For, see, the kings assembled themselves; they passed by together.⋮

5 They saw it, then they were amazed; they were dismayed, and they hurried away.⋮

6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor.⋮

7 With the east wind you break the ships of Tarshish.⋮

8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah⋮

9 We have thought about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your temple.⋮

10 As your name is, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.⋮

11 Let Mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your righteous decrees.⋮

12 Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; count her towers,⋮

13 notice well her walls, and look at her palaces so that you may tell it to the next generation.⋮

14 For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide to death.⋮