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 the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, 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.

Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.

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

God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

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

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.

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

They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.

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

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

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

With the east wind Thou breakest 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 the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God — God establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, 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.

As is 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 be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, 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 ramparts, traverse 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 such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.