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.
The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.
2 Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.
It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.
3 In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.
God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.
4 For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.
For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.
5 When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.
Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.
6 Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.
There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;
7 As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.
in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.
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 herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.
9 We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.
God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.
10 O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.
Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.
11 Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.
The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.
12 Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.
Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.
13 Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.
Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.
14 For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.
For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.
