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.

GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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 for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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

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

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

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 reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

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

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

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

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

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 euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.

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