| 48:1 |
Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. |
| 48:2 |
It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King. |
| 48:3 |
God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress. |
| 48:4 |
When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, |
| 48:5 |
they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. |
| 48:6 |
Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. |
| 48:7 |
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind. |
| 48:8 |
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. Selah |
| 48:9 |
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. |
| 48:10 |
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. |
| 48:11 |
Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. |
| 48:12 |
Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, |
| 48:13 |
consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. |
| 48:14 |
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. |
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