Psalms 48
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Psalms 48:1-8

1Great isH1419 the LORDH3068,and greatlyH3966 to be praisedH1984in the cityH5892 of our GodH430,His holyH6944 mountainH2022.2BeautifulH3303 in loftinessH5131,the joyH4885 of allH3605 the earthH776,like the peaksH3411 of ZaphonH68281 is MountH2022 ZionH6726,the cityH7151 of the greatH7227 KingH4428.3GodH430 is in her citadelsH759;He has shown Himself to beH3045 a fortressH4869.
4ForH3588 beholdH2009, the kingsH4428 assembledH3259;they all advancedH5674 togetherH3162.5TheyH1992 sawH7200 andH3651 were astoundedH8539;they fledH2648 in terrorH926.6TremblingH7461 seized themH270 thereH8033,anguishH2427 like a woman in laborH3205.7With a windH7307 from the eastH6921You wreckedH7665 the shipsH591 of TarshishH8659.2
8AsH834 we have heardH8085, soH3651 we have seenH7200in the cityH5892 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635,in the cityH5892 of our GodH430:GodH430 will establish herH3559 foreverH5704H5769.SelahH5542
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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 48:2 Or in the far north; the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites was Zaphon ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 48:7 Or a fleet of trading ships ↩

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