JULY 53456789p a g e 846He subdues the nations before us,putting our enemies beneath our feet.He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.InterludeGod has ascended with a mighty shout.The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.Sing praises to God, sing praises;sing praises to our King, sing praises!For God is the King over all the earth.Praise him with a psalm.*God reigns above the nations,sitting on his holy throne.The rulers of the world have gathered togetherwith the people of the God of Abraham.For all the kings of the earth belong to God.He is highly honored everywhere. Psalm 48A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.12345678910How great is the LORD,how deserving of praise,in the city of our God,which sits on his holy mountain!It is high and magnificent;the whole earth rejoices to see it!Mount Zion, the holy mountain,*is the city of the great King!God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,revealing himself as its defender.The kings of the earth joined forcesand advanced against the city.But when they saw it, they were stunned;they were terrified and ran away.They were gripped with terrorand writhed in pain like a woman in labor.You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshishshattered by a powerful east wind.We had heard of the city’s glory,but now we have seen it ourselves—the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.It is the city of our God;he will make it safe forever.O God, we meditate on your unfailing loveas we worship in your Temple.As your name deserves, O God,47:7 Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.Zion, the heights of Zaphon.Interlude48:2 Or Mount Zion, in the far north; Hebrew reads Mount
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