Psalms 48

1 A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

A song a psalm of [the] sons of Korah. [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly in [the] city of God our [the] mountain of holiness his.

2 With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.

[it is] beautiful of Height [the] joy of all the earth [the] mountain of Zion [the] remotest parts of Zaphon [the] town of [the] king great.

3 In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.

God [is] in fortresses its he has made himself known to a refuge.

4 For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.

For there! the kings they assembled they passed on together.

5 So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:

They they saw thus they were astonished they were terrified they hurried away.

6 Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

Trembling it seized them there anguish like [woman] giving birth.

7 With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.

With a wind of [the] east you shatter ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.

Just as we have heard - so we have seen in [the] city of Yahweh of hosts in [the] city of God our God he will establish it until perpetuity (Selah)

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

We have reflected on O God covenant loyalty your in [the] midst of temple your.

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

Like name your O God so praise your [is] over [the] ends of [the] earth righteousness it is full right [hand] your.

11 Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

It will rejoice - [the] mountain of Zion they will be glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your.

12 Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.

Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.

13 Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, that ye may relate it in another generation.

Set heart your - to rampart its walk through fortresses its so that you may recount [it] to a generation later.

14 For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: he shall rule us for evermore.

For this - [is] God God our forever and ever he he will guide us on dying.