Psalms 48
The city of God, Mount Zion, is a place of great beauty and joy, where God has made himself known as a fortress. The kings who assembled against it were astounded and fled in panic. God's power is demonstrated by his ability to shatter the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. The psalmist praises God's steadfast love and righteousness, and encourages the people to walk around Zion and observe its towers and ramparts, so they can tell future generations about God's greatness.
1Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.3Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress.4For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together.5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight.6Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor.7By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish.8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.10As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments!12Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,13consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.
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