Psalms 48

1 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.

Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2 [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.

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

God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.

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

They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

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

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

7 With a wind of [the] east you shatter ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.

8 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)

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

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

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

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

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.