Salme 48

1 (En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.

A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

2 Smukt løfter sig hans hellige Bjerg, al Jordens Fryd, Zions Bjerg i det højeste Nord, den store Konges By.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3 Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.

God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

5 de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,

They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

6 af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.

Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

7 Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.

With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

8 Som vi havde hørt det, så vi det selv i Hærskarers HERREs By, i vor Guds By; til evig Tid lader Gud den stå. (Sela)

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

9 I din Helligdom tænker vi, Gud, på din Miskundhed;

We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

10 som dit Navn så lyder din Pris til Jordens Grænser. Din højre er fuld af Retfærd,

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

11 Zions Bjerg fryder sig, Judas Døtre jubler over dine Domme.

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

12 Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,

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

13 læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 kommer: Sådan er Gud, vor Gud for evigt og altid, han skal lede os.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.