Psalm 48:1-3
New King James Version
The Glory of God in Zion
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (A)city of our God,
In His holy mountain.
2 (B)Beautiful in [a]elevation,
The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north,
The city of the great King.
3 God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:2 height
Psalm 48:1-3
New International Version
Psalm 48[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
- Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
Psalm 48:9-14
New King James Version
9 We have thought, O God, on (A)Your lovingkindness,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 According to (B)Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion,
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
13 Mark well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may (C)tell it to the generation following.
14 For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
(D)He will be our guide
[a]Even to death.
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:14 So with MT, Syr.; LXX, Vg. Forever
Psalm 48:9-14
New International Version
9 Within your temple, O God,
we meditate(A) on your unfailing love.(B)
10 Like your name,(C) O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(D)
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.(E)
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,(F)
13 consider well her ramparts,(G)
view her citadels,(H)
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.(I)
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide(J) even to the end.
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