Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
New American Standard Bible
Count her
King James Version
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Holman Bible
count its towers,
International Standard Version
March around Zion; encircle her; count her towers.
A Conservative Version
Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,
American Standard Version
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;
Amplified
Walk about Zion, go all around her;
Count her towers,
Darby Translation
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;
Julia Smith Translation
Surround ye Zion, and go round about her: recount her towers.
King James 2000
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: number the towers thereof.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Walk about Zion and circle it; count her towers.
Modern King James verseion
Walk around Zion, and go all around it; count the towers of it,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Walk about Zion, go round about her, and tell the towers thereof.
NET Bible
Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!
New Heart English Bible
Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
The Emphasized Bible
Go round Zion, and compass her about, Reckon up her towers;
Webster
Walk about Zion, and go round her: number her towers.
World English Bible
Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
Themes
Glory of the The church » Consist in its » Strength and defence
Jerusalem » Protected by forts and bulwarks
Towers » Of jerusalem remarkable for number, strength and beauty
References
Morish
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 48:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion Exalted
11 Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments. 12 Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers, 13 Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
Names
Cross References
Nehemiah 12:31-40
And I bring up the heads of Judah upon the wall, and appoint two great thanksgiving companies and processions. At the right, on the wall, to the dung-gate;
Isaiah 33:18-20
Thy heart doth meditate terror, Where is he who is counting? Where is he who is weighing? Where is he who is counting the towers?
Matthew 24:1-2
And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,