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; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, 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.

Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.

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

God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

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

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.

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

They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.

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

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

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind Thou breakest 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 have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God — God establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, 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 unto 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; count the towers thereof.

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

Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse 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 such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.