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

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east 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 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 reflected on O God covenant loyalty your in [the] midst of temple your.

We have thought of 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.

According to 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 rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

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

Walk about Zion, and go round her: number 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 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 for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] to death.