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Psalms 48

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1Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

4For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

5They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.

6Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.

7With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

8As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. [Selah

9We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

10As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.

12Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;

13Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it to the generation following.

14For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 48:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God--His holy hill.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of ourGod, in the hill of his holiness.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 48:1.

  • Revelation 21:10

    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

  • 2 Chronicles 20:1

    And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

  • Revelation 15:3

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.

  • Psalms 99:9

    Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.

  • Obadiah 1:17

    But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

  • Psalms 147:5

    Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

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