13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. The glories of the church of Christ.1-7 Jerusalem is the city of our God: none on earth render him due honour except the citizens of the spiritual Jerusalem. Verse. For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Psalms 48 A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. If he is our God, he will lead and keep us even to the last. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Psalm 48 :: King James Version (KJV) Strong's. Red Letter. The clearer discoveries are made to us of the Lord and his greatness, the more it is expected that we should abound in his praises. Psa 48:1 ¶ Psa 48:1 - [[A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.]] Paragraph. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. This God, who has now done such great things for us, is unchangeable in his love to us, and his care for us. 9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the. 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. The earth is, by sin, covered with deformity, therefore justly might that spot of ground, which was beautified with holiness, be called the joy of the whole earth; that which the whole earth has reason to rejoice in, that God would thus in very deed dwell with man upon the earth. 1 (A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.) Let us observe the beauty, strength, and safety of the church. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. See what precious ordinances are its palaces, what precious promises are its bulwarks, that you may be encouraged to join yourselves to it: and tell this to others. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city … 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. He will so guide us, as to set us above the reach of death, so that it shall not do us any real hurt. Let our hope of the stability of the church be encouraged. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.