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Mount Zion in the far north is beautiful and high, the joy of the whole earth, the city of the great King. God has made Himself known as a safe place in that city.

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Beautiful(A) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[a](B) is Mount Zion,(C)
    the city of the Great King.(D)
God is in her citadels;(E)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

God has made Himself known as a safe place in that city.

For, see, the kings gathered themselves and went up together.

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God is in her citadels;(A)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(B)

When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(C)

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O God, we have thought about Your loving-kindness within Your holy house.

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Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate(A) on your unfailing love.(B)

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10 Like Your name, O God, Your praise is heard to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of what is right and good. 11 Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the people of Judah be full of joy because You are right in how You judge.

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10 Like your name,(A) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(B)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.(C)

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