Psalm 48

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1
l Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in m the city of our God!
His n holy mountain, 2 o beautiful in elevation,
is p the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
q the city of the great King.
 3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.

4 For behold, r the kings assembled;
they came on together.
 5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
 6 s Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish t as of a woman in labor.
 7 By u the east wind you v shattered
the ships of w Tarshish.
 8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in m the city of our God,
which God will x establish forever. Selah

9 We have thought on your y steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
 10 As your z name, O God,
so your praise reaches to a the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
 11 Let Mount b Zion be glad!
Let b the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!

12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
 13 consider well her c ramparts,
go through her citadels,
d that you may tell the next generation
 14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will e guide us forever. 1

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 42:1
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
    Psalms 46:1
    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 96:4
    For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
    Psalms 145:3
    Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 46:4
    There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 2:6
    "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."
    Psalms 87:1
    On the holy mount stands the city he founded.
    Zechariah 8:3
    Thus says the Lord : I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
    Isaiah 2:3
    And many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
    Micah 4:1
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 50:2
    Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
  6. Cross References
    Lamentations 2:15
    All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?
    Ezekiel 20:6
    On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 5:35
    Or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 10:6 - 19
    When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob, 12,000 men.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 15:15
    Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed; trembling seizes the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:8
    They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
    Hosea 13:13
    The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 18:17
    Like the east wind I will scatter them before the enemy. I will show them my back, not my face, in the day of their calamity.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 22:48
    Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
    Ezekiel 27:26
    Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:22
    For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 48:1
    Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain.
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 87:5
    And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.
    Isaiah 2:2
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it.
    Micah 4:1
    It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 26:3
    For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.
    Psalms 40:10
    I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 113:3
    From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!
    Exodus 34:5 - 6
    The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.
    Deuteronomy 28:58
    If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God.
    Malachi 1:11
    For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
    Malachi 1:14
    Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 22:27
    All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 97:8
    Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 97:8
    Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 122:7
    Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 78:4 - 6
    We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 23:3 - 4
    He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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