Then these Levites spoke again: Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God!”
Psalm 48:1 - Easy To Read Version The Lord is great.\par People praise him very much\par in the city of our God,\par \{on\} his holy mountain.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition GREAT IS the Lord, and highly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, American Standard Version (1901) Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. Common English Bible In the city belonging to our God, the LORD is great and so worthy of praise! His holy mountain Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core. |
Then these Levites spoke again: Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God!”
The Lord is great.\par People praise him very much.\par We can’t count all the great things he does.\par
Our Master is very great.\par He is very powerful.\par There is no limit to the things he knows.\par
Lord, you lifted me up out of my troubles.\par You did not let my enemies \{defeat me\par and\} laugh at me.\par So I will show honor to you.\par
A deer gets thirsty\par for water from a stream.\par In the same way, my soul is thirsty\par for you, God.\par
God is our storehouse of strength.\par In him, we can always find help\par in times of trouble.\par
There is a river whose streams\par bring happiness to God’s city,\par to the holy city of God Most High.\par
God on Zion, {\cf2\super [375]} I praise you.\par I give you the things I promised.\par
No, God chose Judah’s family group.\par God chose Zion, the mountain\par he loves.\par
God, you are great!\par You do amazing things!\par You, and you only, are God!\par
City of God, people say wonderful things\par about you.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [496]})\i0 \par
The Lord is great and worthy of praise.\par He is more awesome than any\par of the “gods.”\par
Praise the Lord our God.\par Bow down toward his holy mountain\par and worship him.\par The Lord our God is truly holy!\par
Many of my people are now lost in Assyria. {\cf2\super [255]} Some of my people have run away to Egypt. But at that time, a great trumpet will be blown. And all those people will come back to Jerusalem. Those people will bow down before the Lord on that holy mountain.
The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “I will again do good things for the people of Judah. I will bring back the people who were taken away as prisoners. At that time, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘May the Lord bless you, good home and holy mountain!’ {\cf2\super [257]}
In the last days,\par the mountain of the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [47]} will be on the highest of all mountains.\par It will be raised higher than the hills.\par There will be a steady stream of people\par going there.\par
The Lord says, “I have come back to Zion. I am living in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called FAITHFUL CITY. The Lord All-Powerful’s mountain will be called HOLY MOUNTAIN.”
“Daniel the prophet {\cf2\super [368]} spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [369]} You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place (the temple).” (You that read this should understand what it means.)
But you have not come to that kind of place. The new place you have come to is Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [165]} You have come to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [166]} You have come to an excited gathering of thousands of angels.
And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem. {\cf2\super [157]} It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband.