Psalms 48
1 Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.
Nyanyian. Mazmur bani Korah. Besarlah TUHAN dan sangat terpuji di kota Allah kita!
2 That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].
Gunung-Nya yang kudus, yang menjulang permai, adalah kegirangan bagi seluruh bumi; gunung Sion itu, jauh di sebelah utara, kota Raja Besar.
3 God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.
Dalam puri-purinya Allah memperkenalkan diri-Nya sebagai benteng.
4 Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],
Sebab lihat, raja-raja datang berkumpul, mereka bersama-sama berjalan maju;
5 but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.
demi mereka melihatnya, mereka tercengang-cengang, terkejut, lalu lari kebingungan.
6 Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;
Kegentaran menimpa mereka di sana; mereka kesakitan seperti perempuan yang hendak melahirkan.
7 they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
Dengan angin timur Engkau memecahkan kapal-kapal Tarsis.
8 We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.
Seperti yang telah kita dengar, demikianlah juga kita lihat, di kota TUHAN semesta alam, di kota Allah kita; Allah menegakkannya untuk selama-lamanya. (Sela)
9 God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
Kami mengingat, ya Allah, kasih setia-Mu di dalam bait-Mu.
10 You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.
Seperti nama-Mu, ya Allah, demikianlah kemasyhuran-Mu sampai ke ujung bumi; tangan kanan-Mu penuh dengan keadilan.
11 The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.
Biarlah gunung Sion bersukacita; biarlah anak-anak perempuan Yehuda bersorak-sorak oleh karena penghukuman-Mu!
12 [You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;
Kelilingilah Sion dan edarilah dia, hitunglah menaranya,
13 notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
perhatikanlah temboknya, jalanilah puri-purinya, supaya kamu dapat menceriterakannya kepada angkatan yang kemudian:
14 [Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”
Sesungguhnya inilah Allah, Allah kitalah Dia seterusnya dan untuk selamanya! Dialah yang memimpin kita!
