Such is God

Psalms 48:12-14

Walk about Zion and go around her;

Count her towers;

13 Consider her ramparts;

Go through her palaces,

That you may tell it to the next generation.

14 For such is God,

Our God forever and ever;

He will guide us until death.

The psalmist here sees a connection between Jerusalem (Zion) and God's character.  Walking around the city and thinking about her ramparts and studying her palaces will result in this message to the next generation: Such is God our God forever and ever.

Jerusalem—where the glory of God resided in the temple—was where one could consider and understand the character of God.  The city illuminated God.

For us the Word of God illuminates God.  Different place, different time, different culture; same God.