Thematic Bible
Psalm 48:1 (show verse)
Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his {holy mountain}.
Psalm 48:2 (show verse)
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] {Mount Zion}, {in the far north}, [the] city of [the] great king.
Psalm 48:3 (show verse)
God [is] in her citadels; he is known as a [high] stronghold.
Psalm 48:4 (show verse)
For see, the kings assembled; they advanced together.
Psalm 48:5 (show verse)
{They themselves saw} [it], so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.
Psalm 48:6 (show verse)
Trembling seized them there-- pain as of a woman in labor.
Psalm 48:7 (show verse)
With an east wind you shatter the ships of Tarshish.
Psalm 48:8 (show verse)
As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish her forever. Selah
Psalm 48:9 (show verse)
We have pondered your loyal love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
Psalm 48:10 (show verse)
As [is] your name, O God, so [is] your praise to [the] ends of [the] earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalm 48:11 (show verse)
Let {Mount Zion} rejoice; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
Psalm 48:12 (show verse)
Walk about Zion and circle it; count her towers.
Psalm 48:13 (show verse)
{Consider well} her ramparts. Go through her citadels so that you can tell [the] next generation
Psalm 48:14 (show verse)
that this [is] God, our God forever and ever. {He himself} will guide us until death.