1 <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.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 They saw [it, and] so they marvelled; they were troubled, [and] hasted away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 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.
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
10 According to thy name, O God, so [is] thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell [it] to the generation following.
14 For this God [is] our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 48:
Psalm 48 is a song of praise to God, who is exalted as the great king over the earth. The psalmist describes the greatness of Zion, the city of God, and the way God protects and strengthens it. He concludes with an appeal for people to tell his children about the greatness of God and what He did for Zion. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 48:
Psalm 47:8 - "God is king over the nations; God is sitting in His holy throne." This verse also emphasizes the sovereignty and royalty of God, as the psalmist of Psalm 48 does.
Psalm 50:2 - "From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines." This verse relates to Zion's description as a beautiful and strong city in Psalm 48.
Isaiah 2:2 - "In the last days the Mount of the Temple of the Lord will be established as the highest of the Mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will come to him." This verse relates to the idea of Zion as the city of God and the prophecy that all nations will turn to the Lord.
Isaiah 12:6 - "cry out loud and exult, O inhabitants of Zion, for great is the saint of Israel among you." This verse highlights the importance of Zion as a place of worship and praise to God.
Isaiah 33:20-21 - "Look to Zion, the city of our feasts; his eyes summer Jerusalem, a quiet home, a tent that will not be removed; his stakes will never be torn, nor their broken strings." This verse relates to the idea that Zion is a fortified city, protected by God, as described in Psalm 48.
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