< 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, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.
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] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
3 God [is] in fortresses its he has made himself known to a refuge.
God in her high places is known for a tower.
4 For there! the kings they assembled they passed on together.
For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
5 They they saw thus they were astonished they were terrified they hurried away.
They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
6 Trembling it seized them there anguish like [woman] giving birth.
Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
7 With a wind of [the] east you shatter ships of Tarshish.
By an east wind Thou shiverest 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 doth establish her — to the age. (Selah)
9 We have reflected on O God covenant loyalty your in [the] midst of temple your.
We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, 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, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
11 It will rejoice - [the] mountain of Zion they will be glad [the] daughters of Judah on account of judgments your.
Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
12 Go around Zion and go round it count towers its.
Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
13 Set heart your - to rampart its walk through fortresses its so that you may recount [it] to a generation later.
Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
14 For this - [is] God God our forever and ever he he will guide us on dying.
That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!