Psalms 48

1 “A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, upon his holy mountain.

A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

2 Beautiful in its elevation is Mount Zion, The joy of the whole earth; The joy of the farthest North is 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 In her palaces God is known as a refuge.

God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

4 For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.

For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

5 As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.

They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

6 There terror seized upon them, —Pain, as of a woman in travail;

Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

7 As when the east wind breaketh in pieces The ships of Tarshish.

With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever. (Pause)

As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. (Selah)

9 We think of thy loving-kindness, O God! In the midst of thy temple!

We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

10 As thy name, O God! so thy praise, extendeth to the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Mount Zion rejoiceth, The daughters of Judah exult, On account of thy righteous judgments.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12 Go round about Zion; number her towers;

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

13 Mark well her bulwarks; count her palaces; That ye may tell it to the next generation!

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide unto death.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.