Psalms 48
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Psalms 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

11GreatH1419 is the LordH3068, and greatlyH3966 to be praisedH1984 In the 2cityH5892 of our GodH430, His 3holyH6944 mountainH2022.24BeautifulH3303 in elevationH5131, 5the joyH4885 of the wholeH3605 earthH776, Is MountH2022 ZionH6726 in the farH3411 northH6828, The 6cityH7151 of the greatH7227 KingH4428.3In its palacesH759, GodH430 has made Himself knownH3045 as a 7strongholdH4869.

4For, beholdH2009, the 8kingsH4428 arrivedH3259, They passedH5674 byH5674 togetherH3164.5They sawH7200 it, thenH3651 they wereH8539 amazedH8539; They were 9terrifiedH926, they fledH2648 inH2648 a hurryH2648.610PanicH7461 seizedH270 them thereH8033, AnguishH2427, as that of 11a woman inH3205 childbirthH3205.7With the 12eastH6921 windH7307 You 13smashH7665 the 14shipsH591 of TarshishH8659.8JustH3512 asH3512 we have heardH8085, soH3651 have we seenH7200 In the cityH5892 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, in the cityH5892 of our GodH430; GodH430 will 15establishH3559 her foreverH5704H5769. SelahH5542

9We have thoughtH1819 overH1819 16Your goodnessH2617, GodH430, In the midstH7130 of Your templeH1964.10As is Your 17nameH8034, GodH430, SoH3651 is Your 18praiseH8416 to the endsH7099 of the earthH776; Your 19rightH3225 handH3225 is fullH4390 of righteousnessH6664.11MountH2022 20ZionH6726 shall beH8055 gladH8055, The 21daughtersH1323 of JudahH3063 shall rejoiceH1523 BecauseH4616 of Your judgmentsH4941.12WalkH5437 aroundH5437 ZionH6726 and encircleH5362 her; CountH5608 her 22towersH4026;13ConsiderH7896H3820 her 23rampartsH2426; GoH6448 throughH6448 her palacesH759, SoH4616 thatH4616 you may 24tellH5608 of her to the nextH314 generationH1755.14For 25suchH2088 is GodH430, Our GodH430 foreverH5769 and everH5703; He will 26leadH5090 us 27untilH5921 deathH4192.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 48:1 1 Chr 16:25; Ps 96:4; 145:3 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 48:1 Ps 46:4 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 48:1 Ps 2:6; 87:1; Is 2:3; Mic 4:1; Zech 8:3 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 48:2 Ps 50:2 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 48:2 Lam 2:15 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 48:2 Matt 5:35 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 48:3 Ps 46:7 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 48:4 2 Sam 10:6-19 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 48:5 Ex 15:15 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 48:6 Lit Trembling ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 48:6 Is 13:8 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 48:7 Jer 18:17 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 48:7 1 Kin 22:48 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 48:7 1 Kin 10:22; Ezek 27:25 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 48:8 Ps 87:5 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 48:9 Ps 26:3; 40:10 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 48:10 Deut 28:58; Josh 7:9; Mal 1:11 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 48:10 Ps 65:1, 2; 100:1 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 48:10 Is 41:10 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 48:11 Ps 97:8 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 48:11 Ps 97:8 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 48:12 Neh 3:1, 11, 25-27 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 48:13 Ps 122:7 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 48:13 Ps 78:5-7 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 48:14 Lit this ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 48:14 Ps 23:4; Is 58:11 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 48:14 Lit upon; some mss and LXX forever ↩

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