Psalms 48

1 A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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 The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

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 God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.

4 For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.

5 They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.

6 Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

7 You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.

8 As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

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 have thought of your mercy, O God, in the midst of your people.

God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.

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

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 Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of your judgments, O Lord.

The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.

12 Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell you her towers.

Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.

13 Mark you well her strength, and observe her palaces; that you may tell the next generation.

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 is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.

For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.