2Beautiful in its elevation is Mount Zion, The joy of the whole earth; The joy of the farthest North is the city of the great king;
3In her palaces God is known as a refuge.
4For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.
5As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.
6There terror seized upon them,—Pain, as of a woman in travail;
7As when the east wind breaketh in pieces The ships of Tarshish.
Psalms 48
Psalms 48:2-7