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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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/psalms/48.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmheading">A song: Lyrics<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="48:T Or A song: A song">a</a></span> by the Sons of Korah.</p><p class="heading">Zion, City of God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Great is the LORD!</p> <p class="poetry2">For he is to be praised greatly,</p> <p class="poetry2">even in the city of our God,</p> <p class="poetry2">his holy mountain.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Beautifully situated,</p> <p class="poetry2">the joy of all the earth,</p> <p class="poetry2">Mount Zion towards the north,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="48:2 Or on the northern side">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">the city of the great King.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Within her citadels</p> <p class="poetry2">God is known as a place of refuge.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Behold, when the kings assembled together,</p> <p class="poetry2">when they traveled together,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>they looked and were awestruck;</p> <p class="poetry2">they became afraid and ran away.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Trembling seized them there,</p> <p class="poetry2">pains like those of a woman in labor,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Just as we have heard,</p> <p class="poetry2">so have we seen;</p> <p class="poetry2">in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies—</p> <p class="poetry2">even in the city of our God—</p> <p class="poetry2">God will establish her forever.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>God, we have meditated on your gracious love</p> <p class="poetry2">in the midst of your Temple.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>God, according to your name,</p> <p class="poetry2">so is your praise to the ends of the earth.</p> <p class="poetry2">Your right hand is filled with righteousness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Mount Zion will be glad;</p> <p class="poetry2">the towns<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="48:11 Lit. daughters">c</a></span> of Judah will rejoice because of your judgments.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>March around Zion;</p> <p class="poetry2">encircle her;</p> <p class="poetry2">count her towers.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Take note of her ramparts;</p> <p class="poetry2">investigate her citadels;</p> <p class="poetry2">that you may speak about them to the next generation.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/48-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For this God is our God forever and ever.</p> <p class="poetry2">He will guide us until death.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 48:T Or <i>A song: A song</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 48:2 Or <i>on the northern side</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 48:11 Lit. <i>daughters</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<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" 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