Psalms 48

1 A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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 as a high fortress.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

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

5 They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

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

6 Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

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

7 With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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

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, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

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

10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy 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 Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

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

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

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

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.

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