Psalm 48
English Standard Version (ESV)
48 (B)Great
is the Lord and greatly
to be praised
in (C)the city of our God!
His (D)holy mountain, 2 (E)beautiful in elevation,
is (F)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(G)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
in (C)the city of our God!
His (D)holy mountain, 2 (E)beautiful in elevation,
is (F)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(G)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For
behold, (H)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 (I)Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish (J)as of a woman in labor.
7 By (K)the east wind you (L)shattered
the ships of (M)Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in (N)the city of our God,
which God will (O)establish forever. Selah
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 (I)Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish (J)as of a woman in labor.
7 By (K)the east wind you (L)shattered
the ships of (M)Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in (N)the city of our God,
which God will (O)establish forever. Selah
9 We
have thought on your (P)steadfast
love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your (Q)name, O God,
so your praise reaches to (R)the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad!
Let (T)the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your (Q)name, O God,
so your praise reaches to (R)the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad!
Let (T)the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her (U)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(V)that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will (W)guide us forever.
number her towers,
13 consider well her (U)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(V)that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will (W)guide us forever.
The first and last verses of this
Psalm sum up the entire Psalm. All of
the information in between is proof of those statements. I believe each one of us, who have faith in
God, can fill in the middle part as to how God has directed our lives. Not every day in the life of the believer is
filled with happiness and a smoothly paved road but even more dismal is the
life of an unbeliever whose world and the things they worship can be totally
destroyed. One fact that the believer
can hold on to is that God is forever.
The things of this world are only temporary but our God is eternal. That is the reason that we should not worship
things, they will disappear, but rather God, who is forever and ever.
How many of us forget that this
life is only a fleeting moment in time but God’s kingdom reigns forever? I would say each of us have fallen into the
trap of success in this world and forget that our God is our success. As we seek Him daily we will know Him better
and better. The more we know Him, the
more we realize that He is in control and that He is worthy to be praised
beyond anyone or anything in this world.
Seek Him and know that He is
Worthy.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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