Psalms 48

1 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

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 God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

4 For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

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

5 They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

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

6 Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

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

7 With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

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

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever.

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 Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

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

10 Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

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

11 Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

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

12 March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

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

13 consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

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

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

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