Today’s Worship Daily–June 22nd, 2012

Greetings Saints!

Psalm 48

A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

¹How great is the Lord,
how deserving of praise,
in the city of our God,
which sits on his holy mountain!
²It is high and magnificent;
the whole earth rejoices to see it!
Mount Zion, the holy mountain,
is the city of the great King!
³God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
revealing himself as its defender.

⁴The kings of the earth joined forces
and advanced against the city.
⁵But when they saw it, they were stunned;
they were terrified and ran away.
⁶They were gripped with terror
and writhed in pain like a woman in labour.
⁷You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish
shattered by a powerful east wind.

⁸We 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. Interlude

⁹O God, we meditate on your unfailing love
as we worship in your Temple.
¹⁰As your name deserves, O God,
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
¹¹Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.
Let all the towns of Judah be glad
because of your justice.

¹²Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.
Walk around and count the many towers.
¹³Take note of the fortified walls,
and tour all the citadels,
that you may describe them
to future generations.
¹⁴For that is what God is like.
He is our God forever and ever,
and he will guide us until we die.