< Psalms 48 >
1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain,
A song a psalm of [the] sons of Korah. [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly in [the] city of God our [the] mountain of holiness his.
2 Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.
[it is] beautiful of Height [the] joy of all the earth [the] mountain of Zion [the] remotest parts of Zaphon [the] town of [the] king great.
3 God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.
God [is] in fortresses its he has made himself known to a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.
For there! the kings they assembled they passed on together.
5 They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.
They they saw thus they were astonished they were terrified they hurried away.
6 Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.
Trembling it seized them there anguish like [woman] giving birth.
7 With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
With a wind of [the] east you shatter ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God — God establish it for ever. (Selah)
Just as we have heard - so we have seen in [the] city of Yahweh of hosts in [the] city of God our God he will establish it until perpetuity (Selah)
9 We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.
We have reflected on O God covenant loyalty your in [the] midst of temple your.
10 As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Like name your O God so praise your [is] over [the] ends of [the] earth righteousness it is full right [hand] your.
11 Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments.
It will rejoice - [the] mountain of Zion they will be glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.
Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.
13 Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
Set heart your - to rampart its walk through fortresses its so that you may recount [it] to a generation later.
14 For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.
For this - [is] God God our forever and ever he he will guide us on dying.