المَزامِير 48

١ 1 لِقَائِدِ الْمُنْشِدِينَ لِبَنِي قُورَحَ مَا أَعْظَمَ الرَّبَّ وَمَا أَجْدَرَهُ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ فِي مَدِينَةِ إِلَهِنَا، فِي جَبَلِ قَدَاسَتِهِ!

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain,

٢ 2 جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ جَمِيلٌ فِي شُمُوخِهِ، (هُوَ) فَرَحُ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى أَقَاصِي الشَّمَالِ. هُوَ مَدِينَةُ الْمَلِكِ الْعَظِيمِ.

Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.

٣ 3 اللهُ الْمُقِيمُ فِي قُصُورِهَا مَعْرُوفٌ بِأَنَّهُ حِصْنٌ مَنِيعٌ.

God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

٤ 4 هُوَذَا الْمُلُوكُ قَدِ احْتَشَدُوا وَعَبَرُوا مَعاً.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.

٥ 5 رَأَوْا بَيْتَ اللهِ فَذُهِلُوا. ارْتَاعُوا وَفَرُّوا.

They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.

٦ 6 هُنَاكَ اعْتَرَتْهُمْ رِعْدَةٌ فَتَوَجَّعُوا كَامْرَأَةٍ فِي مَخَاضِهَا.

Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.

٧ 7 تُحَطِّمُ سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ بِرِيحٍ شَرْقِيَّةٍ.

With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

٨ 8 كَمَا سَمِعْنَا رَأَيْنَا فِي مَدِينَةِ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ، مَدِينَةِ إِلَهِنَا. حَقّاً إِنَّ اللهَ يُثَبِّتُهَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God — God establish it for ever. (Selah)

٩ 9 تَأَمَّلْنَا يَا اللهُ فِي رَحْمَتِكَ فِي وَسَطِ هَيْكَلِكَ.

We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.

١٠ 10 تَسْبِيحُكَ يَا اللهُ مِثْلُ اسْمِكَ يَبْلُغُ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. يَمِينُكَ مَلآنَةٌ صَلاحاً.

As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

١١ 11 لِيَفْرَحْ جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ وَلْتَبْتَهِجْ بَنَاتُ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ أَحْكَامِ قَضَائِكَ.

Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments.

١٢ 12 جُولُوا فِي صِهْيَوْنَ وَدُورُوا حَوْلَهَا. عُدُّوا أَبْرَاجَهَا.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.

١٣ 13 تَفَرَّسُوا فِي مَتَارِيسِهَا وَتَأَمَّلُوا قُصُورَهَا لِتُخْبِرُوا بِها الأَجْيَالَ الْقَادِمَةَ.

Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

١٤ 14 لأَنَّ اللهَ هَذَا هُوَ إِلَهُنَا إِلَى الدَّهْرِ وَالأَبَدِ، وَهُوَ هَادِينَا حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ.

For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.