Psalms 48

1 Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, In the city of our God—His holy hill.

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

Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of [the] great King.

3 God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

God is known for a tower in her high places.

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.

For behold, the kings met, they passed by together,

5 They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

They have seen—so they have marveled, They have been troubled, they were hurried away.

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

Trembling has seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

7 With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.

By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)

As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of YHWH of hosts, In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. (Selah)

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

We have thought, O God, of Your kindness, In the midst of Your temple,

10 As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

As [is] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness has filled Your right hand.

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

Mount Zion rejoices, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

Surround Zion, and go around her, count her towers,

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

Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that you recount to a later generation,

14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

That this God [is] our God—For all time and forever, He leads us over death!