Psalms 48

1 A song; a psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God on his holy mountain.

“A song and psalm by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly praised in the city of our God, [in] his holy mountain.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

3 God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge.

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

4 For, see, the kings assembled themselves; they passed by together.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

5 They saw it, then they were amazed; they were dismayed, and they hurried away.

They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor.

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

7 With the east wind you break the ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

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

As we have heard, so have we seen [it] in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

9 We have thought about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your temple.

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

10 As your name is, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.

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

11 Let Mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your righteous decrees.

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

12 Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; count her towers,

Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

13 notice well her walls, and look at her palaces so that you may tell it to the next generation.

Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

14 For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide to death.

For this One is God, our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.