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 psalm of the sons of Korah.” Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, upon 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 its elevation is Mount Zion, The joy of the whole earth; The joy of the farthest North is the city of the great king;

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

In her palaces God is known as a refuge.

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

For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.

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

As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.

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

There terror seized upon them, —Pain, as of a woman in travail;

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

As when the east wind breaketh in pieces 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 have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever. (Pause)

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

We think of thy loving-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, O God! so thy praise, extendeth to 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.

Mount Zion rejoiceth, The daughters of Judah exult, On account of thy righteous judgments.

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

Go round about Zion; number her towers;

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

Mark well her bulwarks; count her palaces; That ye may tell it to 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 for ever and ever; He will be our guide unto death.