Psalms 48:12

“Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.”

"Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof." - Psalms 48:12
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What does Psalms 48:12 mean?

The Bible verse Psalms 48:12 in the King James Version reads, "Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof." This verse is a call to action for the people of Zion to take an active role in exploring and proclaiming the greatness of their city. The book of…

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Walking About Zion: A Call to Intimacy and Reflection

Psalm 48:12 (KJV) declares, "Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof." This call to action invites us into a sacred space—the city of God, a place of strength, beauty, and divine presence. In this brief yet profound verse, we uncover layers of meaning…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Reverence for Zion

Heavenly Father, With grateful hearts, we come before You today, inspired by Your holy word from Psalm 48:12, which calls us to "Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof." Lord, we acknowledge that Zion represents not just a physical place, but a…

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Psalms 48:12 - "Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof."
"They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away." - Psalms 48:5
Psalms 48:3 - "God is known in her palaces for a refuge."
"He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts." - Psalms 78:48
Psalms 48:4 - "For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together."
Psalms 48:7 - "Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind."
Psalms 48:5 - "They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away."
Psalms 48:6 - "Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail."
"Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness." - Psalms 48:1
Psalms 78:48 - "He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts."
Psalms 48:1 - "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness."
Psalms 48:9 - "We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple."
Psalms 48:11 - "Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments."
Psalms 48:14 - "For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death."
"For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death." - Psalms 48:14
Psalms 48:2 - "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King."
"God is known in her palaces for a refuge." - Psalms 48:3
Psalms 48:13 - "Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following."
"Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind." - Psalms 48:7
"For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together." - Psalms 48:4
Psalms 106:48 - "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD."
Psalms 48:10 - "According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness."
Psalms 89:48 - "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah."
"Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD." - Psalms 106:48
Psalms 119:48 - "My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes."
Psalms 48:8 - "As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah."
"Then believed they his words; they sang his praise." - Psalms 106:12
Psalms 12:7 - "Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever."
"Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail." - Psalms 48:6