Psalms 48

1 [A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.] Great is YHWH, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

A song a psalm of [the] sons of Korah. [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly in [the] city of God our [the] mountain of holiness his.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.

[it is] beautiful of Height [the] joy of all the earth [the] mountain of Zion [the] remotest parts of Zaphon [the] town of [the] king great.

3 God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

God [is] in fortresses its he has made himself known to a refuge.

4 For, look, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

For there! the kings they assembled they passed on together.

5 They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.

They they saw thus they were astonished they were terrified they hurried away.

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

Trembling it seized them there anguish like [woman] giving birth.

7 With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

With a wind of [the] east you shatter 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 will establish it forever. (Selah)

Just as we have heard - so we have seen in [the] city of Yahweh of hosts in [the] city of God our God he will establish it until perpetuity (Selah)

9 We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the midst of your temple.

We have reflected on O God covenant loyalty your in [the] midst of temple your.

10 As is your name, God, so is your praise to the farthest parts of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Like name your O God so praise your [is] over [the] ends of [the] earth righteousness it is full right [hand] your.

11 Let Mount Zion be glad. Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of your judgments.

It will rejoice - [the] mountain of Zion they will be glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your.

12 Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.

Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.

13 Consider her defenses. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.

Set heart your - to rampart its walk through fortresses its so that you may recount [it] to a generation later.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.

For this - [is] God God our forever and ever he he will guide us on dying.