Psalms 48

1 A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

科辣黑後裔的詩歌。 在我們天主的城池中，上主至大，應受到讚頌。

2 The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

祂的聖山巍峨高聳，是普世的歡喜，北方中心熙雍聖山，是大王的城邑。

3 God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

天主居於堡壘的中央，顯自己為穩固的保障。

4 For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

請看，眾王紛紛相聚，他們蜂擁走向前去，

5 They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

他們一見，驚魂喪膽，張惶失措，抱頭鼠竄。

6 Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

他們在那裡惶懼恐怖，苦痛有如臨盆的孕婦；

7 Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

好像塔爾史士的船隻，為強烈的東風所襲擊。

8 As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

在萬軍上主的城裏，即我們天主的城堡，我們所見正如所聞：天主必使城堡永固。

9 We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people.

天主，我們在你的殿裏，沉思默念著你的仁慈。

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

天主，你的名號遠達地極，你受的讚美亦應該如此。你的右手全充滿了正義，

11 Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

願熙雍山因你的公正而喜樂；猶大女子也要因此歡欣踴躍。

12 Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers.

你們環繞熙雍巡遊，你們數點她的城樓，

13 Mark ye well her strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation.

觀察她的城廓，巡視她的碉堡，是為叫你們向後代子孫陳述：

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

天主的確是偉大的天主，也永遠是我們的天主，始終領導我們的天主。