48Psalms 48

PSAL. XLVIII. / The Ornaments and priuiledges of the Church. / A song, Psalme for the sonnes of Korah.

1Great is the Lord, and greatly to bee praised in the citie of our God, in the mountaine of his holinesse.Select Psalms 48:1

2Beautifull for situation, the ioy of the whole earth is mout Sion, on the sides of the North, the citie of the great King.Select Psalms 48:2

3God is knowen in her palaces for a refuge.Select Psalms 48:3

4For loe, the kings were assembled: they passed by together.Select Psalms 48:4

5They sawe it, and so they marueiled, they were troubled and hasted away.Select Psalms 48:5

6Feare tooke holde vpon them there, and paine, as of a woman in trauaile.Select Psalms 48:6

7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an East wind.Select Psalms 48:7

8As we haue heard, so haue wee seene in the citie of the Lord of hosts, in the citie of our God, God will establish it for euer. Selah,Select Psalms 48:8

9Wee haue thought of thy louing kindnesse, O God, in the middest of thy Temple.Select Psalms 48:9

10According to thy Name, O God, so is thy praise vnto the endes of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousnesse.Select Psalms 48:10

11Let mount Sion reioyce, let the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.Select Psalms 48:11

12Walke about Sion, and goe round about her: tell the towres thereof.Select Psalms 48:12

13Marke yee well her bulwarkes, consider her palaces; that yee may tell it to the generation following.Select Psalms 48:13

14For this God is our God for euer, and euer; he will be our guide euen vnto death.Select Psalms 48:14