Psalm 48:1-Psalm 49:1 - Zion Exalted

¹ {A Song of a Psalm of the children of Korah} Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. ² The hill of Zion is like a fair plant, whereof all the land rejoiceth: upon the north side lieth the city of the great King. ³ God is well known in her palaces, that he is the defense of the same.

⁴ For lo, the kings of the earth were gathered, and gone by together. ⁵ They marveled, to see such things: they were astonished, and suddenly cast down. ⁶ Fear came there upon them, and sorrow as upon a woman in her travail. ⁷ Thou shalt break the ships of the sea, through the east wind.

⁸ Like as we have heard, so see we in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God. God upholdeth the same forever. Selah.

⁹ We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. ¹⁰ O God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end: thy right hand is full of righteousness. ¹¹ O let the mount Zion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

¹² Walk about Zion, go round about her, and tell the towers thereof. ¹³ Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses, that it may be told them that come after. ¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever; he shall be our guide unto death.

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of the children of Korah} O Hear this, all ye people: ponder it with your ears, all ye that dwell in the world,