< Psalms 48 >
1 Great is Yhwh, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
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 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides 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 is known in her palaces for a refuge.
God [is] in fortresses its he has made himself known to a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
For there! the kings they assembled they passed on together.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
They they saw thus they were astonished they were terrified they hurried away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Trembling it seized them there anguish like [woman] giving birth.
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
With a wind of [the] east you shatter ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of Yhwh of Armies, in the city of our God: God will 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 of 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 According to 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 rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, 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: tell the towers thereof.
Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider 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 this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
For this - [is] God God our forever and ever he he will guide us on dying.