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 psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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

With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, 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.

In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.

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

For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.

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

So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:

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

Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

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

With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.

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 the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.

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

We have received thy mercy, O God, 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 also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.

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

Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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

Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.

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

Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, that ye may relate it in another generation.

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

For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: he shall rule us for evermore.