Psalms 48

1 A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, 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 the LORD of hosts, 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.