Psalm 48

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴ For lo, the kings assembled,
    they came on together.
⁵ As soon as they saw it, they were astounded,
    they were in panic, they took to flight;
⁶ trembling took hold of them there,
    anguish as of a woman in travail.
⁷ By the east wind thou didst shatter
    the ships of Tarshish.
⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen
    in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
    which God establishes for ever.Selah

⁹ We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God,
    in the midst of thy temple.
¹⁰ As thy name, O God,
    so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Thy right hand is filled with victory;
¹¹     let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
    because of thy judgments!

¹² Walk about Zion, go round about her,
    number her towers,
¹³ consider well her ramparts,
    go through her citadels;
that you may tell the next generation
¹⁴     that this is God,
our God for ever and ever.
    He will be our guide for ever.