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World English Bible

Psalm 48 (WEBP)

[1] Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
[2] Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.
[3] God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
[4] For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.
[5] They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.
[6] Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.
[7] With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.
[8] As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
[9] We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.
[10] As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
[11] Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
[12] Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
[13] Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.
[14] For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 48 (KJVS)

[1] 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.

Psalm 48:13a Heb. Set your heart to her bulwarks
Psalm 48:13b Or, raise up

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 48 (BYZ)

[1] Ψαλμὸς () ᾠδῆς () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Κορε· () δευτέρᾳ () σαββάτου. () Μέγας () κύριος () καὶ () αἰνετὸς σφόδρα () ἐν () πόλει () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν, () ὄρει () ἁγίῳ () αὐτοῦ, ()
[2] εὖ () ῥιζῶν () ἀγαλλιάματι πάσης () τῆς () γῆς. () Ὄρη () Σιων, () τὰ () πλευρὰ τοῦ () βορρᾶ, () ἡ () πόλις () τοῦ () βασιλέως () τοῦ () μεγάλου, ()
[3] ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () ταῖς () βάρεσιν αὐτῆς () γινώσκεται, () ὅταν () ἀντιλαμβάνηται () αὐτῆς. ()
[4] Ὅτι () ἰδοὺ () οἱ () βασιλεῖς () συνήχθησαν, () ἤλθοσαν () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτό· ()
[5] αὐτοὶ () ἰδόντες () οὕτως () ἐθαύμασαν, () ἐταράχθησαν, () ἐσαλεύθησαν, ()
[6] τρόμος () ἐπελάβετο () αὐτῶν, () ἐκεῖ () ὠδῖνες () ὡς () τικτούσης. ()
[7] Ἐν () πνεύματι () βιαίῳ () συντρίψεις () πλοῖα () Θαρσις.
[8] Καθάπερ () ἠκούσαμεν, () οὕτως () εἴδομεν () ἐν () πόλει () κυρίου () τῶν () δυνάμεων, () ἐν () πόλει () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν· () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐθεμελίωσεν () αὐτὴν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα. () Διάψαλμα.
[9] Ὑπελάβομεν, () ὁ () θεός, () τὸ () ἔλεός () σου () ἐν () μέσῳ () τοῦ () ναοῦ () σου. ()
[10] Κατὰ () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου, () ὁ () θεός, () οὕτως () καὶ () ἡ () αἴνεσίς () σου () ἐπὶ () τὰ () πέρατα () τῆς () γῆς· () δικαιοσύνης () πλήρης () ἡ () δεξιά () σου. ()
[11] Εὐφρανθήτω () τὸ () ὄρος () Σιων, () ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν () αἱ () θυγατέρες () τῆς () Ιουδαίας () ἕνεκεν () τῶν () κριμάτων () σου, () κύριε. ()
[12] Κυκλώσατε () Σιων () καὶ () περιλάβετε αὐτήν, () διηγήσασθε () ἐν () τοῖς () πύργοις () αὐτῆς, ()
[13] θέσθε () τὰς () καρδίας () ὑμῶν () εἰς () τὴν () δύναμιν () αὐτῆς () καὶ () καταδιέλεσθε τὰς () βάρεις αὐτῆς, () ὅπως () ἂν () διηγήσησθε () εἰς () γενεὰν () ἑτέραν. ()
[14] Ὅτι () οὗτός () ἐστιν () ὁ () θεὸς () ὁ () θεὸς () ἡμῶν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () καὶ () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () τοῦ () αἰῶνος· () αὐτὸς () ποιμανεῖ () ἡμᾶς () εἰς () τοὺς () αἰῶνας. ()

Psalm 48:1 Originally verses 47:1–2.
Psalm 48:2 Originally verse 47:3.
Psalm 48:3 Originally verse 47:4.
Psalm 48:4 Originally verse 47:5.
Psalm 48:5 Originally verse 47:6.
Psalm 48:6 Originally verse 47:7.
Psalm 48:7 Originally verse 47:8.
Psalm 48:8 Originally verse 47:9.
Psalm 48:9 Originally verse 47:10.
Psalm 48:10 Originally verse 47:11.
Psalm 48:11 Originally verse 47:12.
Psalm 48:12 Originally verse 47:13.
Psalm 48:13 Originally verse 47:14.
Psalm 48:14 Originally verse 47:15.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.