Psalm 48

¹ GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be praised * in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.

² The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth * upon the north-side lieth the city of the great King; God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge.

³ For lo, the kings of the earth * are gathered, and gone by together.

⁴ They marvelled to see such things * they were astonished, and suddenly cast down.

⁵ Fear came there upon them, and sorrow * as upon a woman in her travail.

⁶ Thou shalt break the ships of the sea * through the east-wind.

⁷ Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God * God upholdeth the same for ever.

⁸ We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God * in the midst of thy temple.

⁹ O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world's end * thy right hand is full of righteousness.

¹⁰ Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad * because of thy judgements.

¹¹ Walk about Sion, and go round about her * and tell the towers thereof.

¹² Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses * that ye may tell them that come after.

¹³ For this God is our God for ever and ever * he shall be our guide unto death.