Psalms 48

1 A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, In the city of our God—His holy hill.

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3 God is known for a tower in her high places.

God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 For behold, the kings met, they passed by together,

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.

5 They have seen—so they have marveled, They have been troubled, they were hurried away.

They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

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

Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of YHWH of hosts, In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. (Selah)

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)

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

We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10 As [is] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness has filled Your right hand.

As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Mount Zion rejoices, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Your judgments.

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

12 Surround Zion, and go around her, count her towers,

Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

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

mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 That this God [is] our God—For all time and forever, He leads us over death!

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.