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Psalms 48
Of the sons of Korah
1 Yahweh is great and supremely to be praised in the city of our God, the holy mountain,
2 beautiful where it rises, joy of the whole world; Mount of Zion, deep heart of the North, city of the Great King;
3 here among her palaces, God proved to be her fortress.
4 There was a rallying, once, of kings, advancing together along a common front;
5 they looked, they were amazed, they panicked, they ran!
6 There they shuddered and writhed like women in labour,
7 it was the east wind, that wrecker of ships of Tarshish![*a]
8 What we had heard we saw for ourselves in the city of our God, the city of Yahweh Sabaoth, God-protected for ever. (Pause)
9 God, in your Temple we reflect on your love:
10 God, your praise, like your name, reaches to the ends of the world. Your right hand holds the victory;
11 Mount Zion rejoices, the daughters of Judah exult to have your rulings.
12 Go through Zion, walk round her, counting her towers,
13 admiring her walls, reviewing her palaces; then tell the next generation
14 that God is here, our God and leader, for ever and ever.