48:1 A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korach:
48:2 Great is Adonai and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, his holy mountain,
48:3 beautiful in its elevation, the joy of all the earth, Mount Tziyon, in the far north, the city of the great king.
48:4 In its citadels God has been revealed as a strong defense.
48:5 For the kings met by agreement; together they advanced.
48:6 They saw and were filled with consternation; terrified, they took to flight.
48:7 Trembling took hold of them, pains like those of a woman in labor,
48:8 as when the wind out of the east wrecks the “Tarshish” ships.
48:9 We heard it, and now we see for ourselves in the city of Adonai-Tzva’ot, in the city of our God. May God establish it forever. (Selah)
48:10 God, within your temple we meditate on your grace.
48:11 God, your praise, like your name, extends to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
48:12 Let Mount Tziyon rejoice, let the daughters of Y’hudah be glad, because of your judgment [on the enemy].
48:13 Walk through Tziyon, go all around it; count how many towers it has.
48:14 Note its ramparts, pass through its citadels, so that you can tell generations to come
48:15 that such is God, our God forever; he will guide us eternally.
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