Psalm 48
PSALM 48
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[Song Psalm Of the sons of Korah] Great is Yahweh and most worthy of praise in the city of our God, the holy mountain,
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towering in beauty, the joy of the whole world: Mount Zion in the heart of the north, the settlement of the great king;
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God himself among its palaces has proved himself its bulwark.
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For look, kings made alliance, together they advanced;
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without a second glance, when they saw, they panicked and fled away.
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Trembling seized them on the spot, pains like those of a woman in labour;
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it was the east wind, that wrecker of ships from Tarshish.
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What we had heard we saw for ourselves in the city of our God, in the city of Yahweh Sabaoth, which God has established for ever. (Pause)
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We reflect on your faithful love, God, in your temple!
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Both your name and your praise, God, are over the whole wide world. Your right hand is full of saving justice,
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Mount Zion rejoices, the daughters of Judah delight because of your saving justice.
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Go round Zion, walk right through her, count her bastions,
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admire her walls, examine her palaces, to tell future generations
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that such is God; our God for ever and ever, he is our guide!
