Psalms 48 · Broken Bondage

1A song. A psalm of the Korahites.

2GOD is great and much acclaimedin the city of our God,the holy mountain—

3fair-crested, joy of all the earth,Mount Zion, summit of Zaphon, city of the great ruler.

4Through its citadels, God has become known as a haven.

5See, the kings joined forces;they advanced together.

6At the mere sight of it they were stunned,they were terrified, they panicked;

7they were seized there with a trembling,like a woman in the throes of labor,

8as the Tarshish fleet was wreckedin an easterly gale.

9The likes of what we heard we have now witnessedin the city of GOD of hosts,in the city of our God—may God preserve it forever! Selah.

10In Your temple, God,we meditate upon Your faithful care.

11The praise of You, God, like Your name,reaches to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is filled with beneficence.

12Let Mount Zion rejoice!Let the towns of Judah exult,because of Your judgments.

13Walk around Zion,circle it;count its towers,

14take note of its ramparts;go through its citadels,that you may recount it to a future age.

15For God truly is our God forever,who will lead us evermore.