Psalm 48:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Psalm 48

The Glory and Strength of Zion

A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites.

¹Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
    in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, ²beautiful in elevation,
    is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
    the city of the great King.
³Within its citadels God
    has shown himself a sure defense.

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