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.

A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week. Great is the Lord, and exceedingly 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.

With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.

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

In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.

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

For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.

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

So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:

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

Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.

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 have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.

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

We have received thy mercy, 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.

According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.

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

Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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

Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.

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

Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, that ye may relate it in another generation.

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

For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: he shall rule us for evermore.