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id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/47.htm" title="Psalm 47">◄</a> Psalm 48 <a href="../psalms/49.htm" title="Psalm 49">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">JPS Tanakh 1917</div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.<p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext">2</span>Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised,</div><div class="po2">In the city of our God, His holy mountain,</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-2.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth;</div><div class="po2">Even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north,</div><div class="po2">The city of the great King.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-3.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>God in her palaces</div><div class="po2">Hath made Himself known for a stronghold.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-4.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,</div><div class="po2">They came onward together.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-5.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They saw, straightway they were amazed;</div><div class="po2">They were affrighted, they hasted away.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-6.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Trembling took hold of them there,</div><div class="po2">Pangs, as of a woman in travail.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-7.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>With the east wind</div><div class="po2">Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-8.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As we have heard, so have we seen</div><div class="po2">In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God—</div><div class="po2">God establish it for ever.<br><div align="right">Selah</div></div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-9.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God,</div><div class="po2">In the midst of Thy temple.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-10.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>As is Thy name, O God,</div><div class="po2">So is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth;</div><div class="po2">Thy right hand is full of righteousness.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-11.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Let mount Zion be glad,</div><div class="po2">Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,</div><div class="po2">Because of Thy judgments.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-12.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Walk about Zion, and go round about her;</div><div class="po2">Count the towers thereof.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-13.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Mark ye well her ramparts,</div><div class="po2">Traverse her palaces;</div><div class="po2">That ye may tell it to the generation following.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/48-14.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For such is God, our God, for ever and ever;</div><div class="po2">He will guide us eternally.</div></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 47" /></a></div><div 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