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Psalms 48

1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

2 Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

3 In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.

4 For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.

4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,

5 They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

5 they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.

6 Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.

6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.

7 By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.

8 As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah.)

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.

9 Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.

9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.

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

10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.

11 Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

12 Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.

12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,

13 Take note of its strong walls, looking well at its fair buildings; so that you may give word of it to the generation which comes after.

13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.

14 Because this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide.

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

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