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 song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.

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

Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

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

In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

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

For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

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

When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

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

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

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 haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. (Selah)

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

We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes 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.

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

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

Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

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

Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.

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

Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.

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

For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.