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A song: Lyrics[a] by the Sons of Korah.

Zion, City of God

48 Great is the Lord!
    For he is to be praised greatly,
even in the city of our God,
    his holy mountain.
Beautifully situated,
    the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion towards the north,[b]
    the city of the great King.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 Or A song: A song
  2. Psalm 48:2 Or on the northern side

Psalm 48[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
    in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)

Beautiful(E) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b](F) is Mount Zion,(G)
    the city of the Great King.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
  2. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.