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 by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly praised in the city of our God, [in] his holy mountain.

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.

A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

3 God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

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

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

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

They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

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

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

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

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

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 [it] 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 reflected on thy kindness, 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.

As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

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;

Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

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

Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

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

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