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, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.

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

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

God in her high places is known for a tower.

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

For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

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

They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

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

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

7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

By an east wind Thou shiverest 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 doth establish her — to the age. (Selah)

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

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, 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, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

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

Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

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

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

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

That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!