Psalm 48Psalms48

Berean Standard BibleKing James Version

1. Broken Bondage

2. 1BSBA song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.KJVKJV: A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
3. 2BSBBeautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.KJVKJV: Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
4. 3BSBGod is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.KJVKJV: God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
5. 4BSBFor behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.KJVKJV: For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
6. 5BSBThey saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.KJVKJV: They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
7. 6BSBTrembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.KJVKJV: Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
8. 7BSBWith a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.KJVKJV: Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
9. 8BSBAs we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. SelahKJVKJV: As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
10. 9BSBWithin Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.KJVKJV: We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
11. 10BSBYour name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.KJVKJV: According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
12. 11BSBMount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.KJVKJV: Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
13. 12BSBMarch around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,KJVKJV: Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
14. 13BSBconsider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.KJVKJV: Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
15. 14BSBFor this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.KJVKJV: For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.