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48:1 A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.
48:2 Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.
48:3 In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.
48:4 For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.
48:5 When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.
48:6 Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.
48:7 As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.
48:8 As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. Selah.
48:9 We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.
48:10 O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.
48:11 Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.
48:12 Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.
48:13 Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.
48:14 For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.