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 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 Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie 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 In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

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 [it] 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 reflected on thy kindness, 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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