Psalms 48:2-13

²(48:3) A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

³(48:4) God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

⁴(48:5) For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

⁵(48:6) They indeed saw—and so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

⁶(48:7) Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

⁷(48:8) With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

⁸(48:9) As we have heard, so have we seen it in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

⁹(48:10) We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

¹⁰(48:11) As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

¹¹(48:12) Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

¹²(48:13) Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

¹³(48:14) Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.