Psalms 48

1 A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

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.

2 Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

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

3 In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

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

4 For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.

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

5 They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

6 Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.

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

7 By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

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

8 As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah)

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.

9 Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.

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

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

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

11 Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

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

12 Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

13 Take note of its strong walls, looking well at its fair buildings; so that you may give word of it to the generation which comes after.

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

14 Because this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide.

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