Psalms 48

1 A Canticle Psalm. To the sons of Korah, on the second Sabbath. The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy, in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.

The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.

2 Mount Zion is being founded with the exultation of the whole earth, on the north side, the city of the great king.

It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.

3 In her houses, God will be known, since he will support her.

God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.

4 For behold, the kings of the earth have been gathered together; they have convened as one.

For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.

5 Such did they see, and they were astonished: they were disturbed, they were moved.

Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.

6 Trembling took hold of them. In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor.

There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

7 With a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish.

in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. God has founded it in eternity.

As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.

9 We have received your mercy, O God, in the midst of your temple.

God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.

10 According to your name, O God, so does your praise reach to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of justice.

Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, and let the daughters of Judah exult, because of your judgments, O Lord.

The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.

12 Encircle Zion and embrace her. Discourse in her towers.

Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.

13 Set your hearts on her virtue. And distribute her houses, so that you may discourse of it in another generation.

Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.

14 For this is God, our God, in eternity and forever and ever. He will rule us forever.

For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.