Psalm
48 Thursday Morning
1
Yahweh is great * and must be highly praised.
In the city of our God * is his holy mountain.
The
most beautiful peak, * the joy of all the earth,
Zion
is the true capital, * the city of the Great King.
God is
its fortress, * its proven stronghold.
For
the kings assembled; * together they attacked.
When
they saw it they were so amazed * that they panicked and turned to flee.
Panic
seized them, * yes, anguish like childbirth,
as
when the ships of Tarshish * are shattered by the east wind.
As
we have heard, * so we have seen
in
the city of Yahweh of Armies, * in the city of our God.
God
will make it secure * forever and ever.
In
the midst of your temple, God, * we have recalled your kindness.
Like
your heavens, God, * so your praise reaches the ends of the earth.
Your
right hand is so generous; * let Mount Zion rejoice,
the
villages of Judah be glad, * because of all you did for them.
Walk
all around Mount Zion, * count its towers;
take
note of its wall * and examine its defences,
that you may tell the next generation: * “This
belongs to God.”
Our eternal and everlasting God: * he will
guide us forever.