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

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

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

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

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

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

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

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

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

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on 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 Tharshish.

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

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

We have reflected on thy kindness, 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 thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

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,

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

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

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

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

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