詩篇 48

1 科辣黑後裔的詩歌。 在我們天主的城池中，上主至大，應受到讚頌。

A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2 祂的聖山巍峨高聳，是普世的歡喜，北方中心熙雍聖山，是大王的城邑。

The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

3 天主居於堡壘的中央，顯自己為穩固的保障。

God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

4 請看，眾王紛紛相聚，他們蜂擁走向前去，

For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

5 他們一見，驚魂喪膽，張惶失措，抱頭鼠竄。

They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

6 他們在那裡惶懼恐怖，苦痛有如臨盆的孕婦；

Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

7 好像塔爾史士的船隻，為強烈的東風所襲擊。

You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

8 在萬軍上主的城裏，即我們天主的城堡，我們所見正如所聞：天主必使城堡永固。

As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

9 天主，我們在你的殿裏，沉思默念著你的仁慈。

We have thought of your mercy, O God, in the midst of your people.

10 天主，你的名號遠達地極，你受的讚美亦應該如此。你的右手全充滿了正義，

According to your name, O God, so is also your praise to the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 願熙雍山因你的公正而喜樂；猶大女子也要因此歡欣踴躍。

Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of your judgements, O Lord.

12 你們環繞熙雍巡遊，你們數點她的城樓，

Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell you her towers.

13 觀察她的城廓，巡視她的碉堡，是為叫你們向後代子孫陳述：

Mark you well her strength, and observe her palaces; that you may tell the next generation.

14 天主的確是偉大的天主，也永遠是我們的天主，始終領導我們的天主。

For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.