The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

48 (A)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the (B)city of our God, His (C)holy mountain.
(D)Beautiful in elevation, (E)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (F)city of the great King.
In its palaces,
God has made Himself known as a (G)stronghold.

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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)
God is in her citadels;(I)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(J)

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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.

13 For the Lord has (A)chosen Zion;
He has (B)desired it as His dwelling place.
14 “This is My (C)resting place forever;
Here I will (D)dwell, for I have desired it.

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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(A)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(B) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(C)
    here I will sit enthroned,(D) for I have desired it.

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(A)Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion,
For (B)great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

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35 The city shall be eighteen thousand cubits all around; and the (A)name of the city from that day shall be, ‘[a]The (B)Lord is there.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:35 Heb YHWH-shammah

35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits.[a]

“And the name of the city from that time on will be:

the Lord is there.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:35 That is, about 6 miles or about 9.5 kilometers

15 The Lord has taken away (A)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is (B)in your midst;
You will no longer (C)fear disaster.

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15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(A)
    never again will you fear(B) any harm.(C)

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