Psalm 48
Zion Exalted
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 The LORD is great and highly praised
in the city of our God. u
His holy mountain, 2 rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion—the summit of Zaphon—
is the city of the great King. v
3 God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels. w
they advanced together. x
5 They looked and froze with fear;
they fled in terror. y
6 Trembling seized them there,
agony like that of a woman in labor, z
7 as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind. a
8 Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of the LORD of Armies,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever. b Selah
we contemplate your faithful love. c
10 Like your name, God, so your praise
reaches to the ends of the earth; d
your right hand is filled with justice. e
Judah’s villages J rejoice
because of your judgments. f
12 Go around Zion, encircle it;
count its towers,
13 note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation: g