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.

Psalmus cantici. Filiis Core, secunda sabbati. Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis, in civitate Dei nostri, in monte sancto ejus.

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.

Fundatur exsultatione universæ terræ mons Sion; latera aquilonis, civitas regis magni.

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

Deus in domibus ejus cognoscetur cum suscipiet eam.

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

Quoniam ecce reges terræ congregati sunt; convenerunt in unum.

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

Ipsi videntes, sic admirati sunt, conturbati sunt, commoti sunt.

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

Tremor apprehendit eos; ibi dolores ut parturientis:

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

in spiritu vehementi conteres naves Tharsis.

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)

Sicut audivimus, sic vidimus, in civitate Domini virtutum, in civitate Dei nostri: Deus fundavit eam in æternum.

9 We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

Suscepimus, Deus, misericordiam tuam in medio templi tui.

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

Secundum nomen tuum, Deus, sic et laus tua in fines terræ; justitia plena est dextera tua.

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

Lætetur mons Sion, et exsultent filiæ Judæ, propter judicia tua, Domine.

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

Circumdate Sion, et complectimini eam; narrate in turribus ejus.

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

Ponite corda vestra in virtute ejus, et distribuite domos ejus, ut enarretis in progenie altera.

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

Quoniam hic est Deus, Deus noster in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi: ipse reget nos in sæcula.