NRSV Psalms 48 Chapter
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Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,
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beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
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Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.
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Then the kings assembled, they came on together.
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As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight;
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trembling took hold of them there, pains as of a woman in labor,
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as when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish.
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As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes forever.Selah
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We ponder your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
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Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with victory.
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Let Mount Zion be glad, let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
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Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers,
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consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation
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that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will be our guide forever.