Psalms 48

1 “A song and psalm by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly praised in the city of our God, [in] his holy mountain.

A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.

2 A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

3 God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

God in her high places is known for a tower.

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

For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

5 They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

6 Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

7 With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen [it] in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her — to the age. (Selah)

9 We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

10 As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

12 Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

13 Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

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

That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!