Psalms 48

1 A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

2 Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

3 In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

4 For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

5 When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

6 Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

7 As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

8 As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. (Selah)

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever.

9 We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.

Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

10 O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

12 Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

13 Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.

consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

14 For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.