Salme 48

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

“A song and psalm by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly praised in the city of our God, [in] his holy mountain.

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

A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

3 Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

4 Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

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

They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

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

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

7 Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

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 [it] in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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

As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

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,

Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

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

Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

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

For this One is God, our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.