Psalms 48

1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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.

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.

Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

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

5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

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

6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

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

7 You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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

8 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. (Selah)

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)

9 We have thought of your loving kindness, O God, in the midst of your temple.

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

10 According to your name, O God, so is your praise unto the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your judgments.

Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

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

13 Mark all of you well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that all of you may tell it to the generation following.

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

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

For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.