Psalm
A song. A melody of the sons of Korʹah.+
48 Jehovah is great and most worthy of praise
In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth,+
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The city of the Grand King.+
4 For look! kings have assembled;*
Together they have advanced.
5 When they saw it, they were amazed.
They panicked and fled in terror.
6 Trembling seized them there,
Anguish like that of a woman giving birth.
7 With an east wind you wreck the ships of Tarʹshish.
8 What we heard about, we have now seen for ourselves
In the city of Jehovah of armies, in the city of our God.
God will firmly establish it forever.+ (Selah)
9 We ponder your loyal love, O God,+
Within your temple.
10 Like your name, O God, your praise
Reaches to the ends of the earth.+
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.+
12 March around Zion; go all around it;
Count its towers.+
13 Set your hearts upon its ramparts.*+
Inspect its fortified towers,
So that you may tell about it to future generations.
14 For this God is our God+ forever and ever.