Thematic Bible
Psalm 48:1 (show verse)
([Sons of Korah]) Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, his sacred mountain.
Psalm 48:2 (show verse)
His situation if beautiful. Mount Zion is the joy of the whole earth. The city of the great King is in the far reaches of the north.
Psalm 48:3 (show verse)
God is in his citadel. He has made himself known.
Psalm 48:4 (show verse)
Behold, the kings have assembled. And they passed by together.
Psalm 48:5 (show verse)
They saw and then they were amazed. They were terrified and they fled in fear.
Psalm 48:6 (show verse)
Panic seized them there, Anguish, like a woman in childbirth.
Psalm 48:7 (show verse)
You break the ships of Tarshish using the east wind.
Psalm 48:8 (show verse)
In the city of Jehovah of Hosts we have seen as we have heard. God will establish the city of God forever.
Psalm 48:9 (show verse)
We have thought about (considered) (compared) your loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of your Temple.
Psalm 48:10 (show verse)
Like (according to) your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Psalm 48:11 (show verse)
May Mount Zion be glad and the cities of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
Psalm 48:12 (show verse)
Walk around Zion. Go around it. Count its towers.
Psalm 48:13 (show verse)
Examine its embankments. Inspect its watchtowers. Then you can tell the next generation,
Psalm 48:14 (show verse)
This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us until death.