Psalms 48

1 A Melodious Song. For the Sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the land, Is Mount Zion, in the recesses of the north, —The city of a great king.

Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

3 God, in her palaces, is to be known as a high tower.

In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

4 For lo! Kings—Met as appointed, Passed by together;

For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

5 They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed—they hurried way!

When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

6 Trembling, seized them, there, Pangs. like hers who is in travail.

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

7 With an east wind, wilt thou shatter the ships of Tarshish.

As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

8 Just as we have heard, So, have we seen, In the city of Yahweh of hosts, In the city of our God, God himself, will establish her, unto times age-abiding. (Selah)

As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. (Selah)

9 We have thought, O God, upon thy lovingkindness, In the midst of thy temple:

We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.

10 According to thy Name, O God, So, be thy praise, unto the ends of the earth, With righteousness, is, thy right hand, filled.

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

11 Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah exult, Because of thy judgments.

Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

12 Go round Zion, and compass her about, Reckon up her towers;

Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.

13 Apply your mind to her rampart, Pass between her palaces, That ye may recount them to an after generation;

Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.

14 For, this God, is our God, to times age-abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.