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 [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

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.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, [is] mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

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

They saw [it, and] so they marvelled; they were troubled, [and] hasted away.

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

Fear took hold upon them there, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail.

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

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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 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. (Selah)

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

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst 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.

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

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

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

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

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

13 Apply your mind to her rampart, Pass between her palaces, That ye may recount them to an after 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, to times age-abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

For this God [is] our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.