Psalms 48

1 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.

A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

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 known in her palaces for a refuge.

God in her high places is known for a tower.

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

For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

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

They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

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

Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

8 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)

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 thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go around her: number her towers.

Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even to death.

That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!