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.

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

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

They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

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

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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)

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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

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

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

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

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

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

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

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