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 Yahweh and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God on 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 as a refuge.

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

For, see, 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 they were amazed; they were dismayed, and they hurried away.

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

Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor.

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind you 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 have we seen in the city of Yahweh 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 about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your 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 your name is, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your 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 your righteous decrees.

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

Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; count her towers,

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

notice well her walls, and look at her palaces so that you may tell it to the next generation.

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 to death.