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. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, In the city of our God—His holy hill.

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] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, 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 for a tower in her high places.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

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 we have seen, In the city of YHWH of hosts, In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. (Selah)

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

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

As [is] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness has filled Your right hand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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