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A psalm of the descendants of Korah.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>How great is the LORD,</p><p class="line2">how deserving of praise,</p><p class="line1">in the city of our God,</p><p class="line2">which sits on his holy mountain!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>It is high and magnificent;</p><p class="line2">the whole earth rejoices to see it!</p><p class="line1">Mount Zion, the holy mountain,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line2">is the city of the great King!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,</p><p class="line2">revealing himself as its defender.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The kings of the earth joined forces</p><p class="line2">and advanced against the city.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But when they saw it, they were stunned;</p><p class="line2">they were terrified and ran away.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They were gripped with terror</p><p class="line2">and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish</p><p class="line2">shattered by a powerful east wind.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>We had heard of the city’s glory,</p><p class="line2">but now we have seen it ourselves—</p><p class="line2">the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.</p><p class="line1">It is the city of our God;</p><p class="line2">he will make it safe forever.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>O God, we meditate on your unfailing love</p><p class="line2">as we worship in your Temple.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As your name deserves, O God,</p><p class="line2">you will be praised to the ends of the earth.</p><p class="line2">Your strong right hand is filled with victory.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.</p><p class="line2">Let all the towns of Judah be glad</p><p class="line2">because of your justice.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="line2">Walk around and count the many towers.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Take note of the fortified walls,</p><p class="line2">and tour all the citadels,</p><p class="line1">that you may describe them</p><p class="line2">to future generations.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For that is what God is like.</p><p class="line2">He is our God forever and ever,</p><p class="line2">and he will guide us until we die.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:2 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">Mount Zion, in the far north;</span><span class="ft"> Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">48:12 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Zion.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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