Psalms 48:1
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
What it says
The sons of Korah present the psalm as a song and declare the LORD greatly worthy of praise in the city of God.
What it is doing
This verse opens the hymn by locating praise in God's chosen dwelling.
In context
1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. 2Beautiful in loftiness, 3God is in her citadels; 4For behold, the kings assembled; 5They saw and were astounded; 6Trembling seized them there, 7With a wind from the east 8As we have heard, so we have seen 9Within Your temple, O God, 10Your name, O God, like Your praise, 11Mount Zion is glad, 12March around Zion, encircle her, 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, 14For this God is our God forever and ever;