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.

A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, 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.

The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

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

God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

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

For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

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

They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

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

Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

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

Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

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 have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

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

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

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

According to thy name, O God, so is also 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 Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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

Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers.

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 strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation.

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

For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.