Psalm 48

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Psalm 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

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^(A)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
In the ^(B)city of our God, His ^(C)holy mountain.

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^(D)Beautiful in elevation, ^(E)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The ^(F)city of the great King.

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God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a ^(G)stronghold.

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For, lo, the ^(H)kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.

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They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were ^(I)terrified, they ^(a)fled in alarm.

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^(b)Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of ^(J)a woman in childbirth.

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With the ^(K)east wind
You ^(L)break the ^(M)ships of Tarshish.

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As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God;
God will ^(N)establish her forever. ^(c)Selah.

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We have thought on ^(O)Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.

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As is Your ^(P)name, O God,
So is Your ^(Q)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your ^(R)right hand is full of righteousness.

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Let Mount ^(S)Zion be glad,
Let the ^(T)daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.

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Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her ^(U)towers;

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Consider her ^(V)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may ^(W)tell it to the next generation.

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For ^(d)such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will ^(X)guide us ^(e)until death.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 48:5: ['Lit ', were hurried away]

b. Psalm 48:6: ['Lit ', Trembling]

c. Psalm 48:8: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

d. Psalm 48:14: ['Lit ', this]

e. Psalm 48:14: ['Lit ', upon, '; some mss and the Gr read ', forever]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 48:1: 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalm 96:4; Psalm 145:3

B. Psalm 48:1: Psalm 46:4

C. Psalm 48:1: Psalm 2:6; Psalm 87:1; Isaiah 2:3; Micah 4:1; Zechariah 8:3

D. Psalm 48:2: Psalm 50:2

E. Psalm 48:2: Lamentations 2:15

F. Psalm 48:2: Matthew 5:35

G. Psalm 48:3: Psalm 46:7

H. Psalm 48:4: 2 Samuel 10:6-19

I. Psalm 48:5: Exodus 15:15

J. Psalm 48:6: Isaiah 13:8

K. Psalm 48:7: Jeremiah 18:17

M. Psalm 48:7: Ezekiel 27:25

N. Psalm 48:8: Psalm 87:5

O. Psalm 48:9: Psalm 26:3; Psalm 40:10

P. Psalm 48:10: Deuteronomy 28:58; Joshua 7:9; Malachi 1:11

Q. Psalm 48:10: Psalm 65:1; Psalm 65:2; Psalm 100:1

R. Psalm 48:10: Isaiah 41:10

S. Psalm 48:11: Psalm 97:8

T. Psalm 48:11: Psalm 97:8

U. Psalm 48:12: Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 3:25-27

V. Psalm 48:13: Psalm 122:7

W. Psalm 48:13: Psalm 78:5-7

X. Psalm 48:14: Psalm 23:4; Isaiah 58:11