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 of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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 in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

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

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

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

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

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

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

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

With a wind from the east You wrecked the 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 the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever.

9 We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

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

Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

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

Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

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

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

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

consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

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

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.