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] YHWH, and greatly praised, 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 [the] great King.

3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

God is known for a tower in her high places.

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

For behold, 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 marveled, They have been troubled, they were hurried away.

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

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

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

By an east wind You shatter 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 YHWH of hosts, In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. (Selah)

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

We have thought, O God, of Your kindness, In the midst of Your 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] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness has filled Your right hand.

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

Mount Zion rejoices, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Your judgments.

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

Surround Zion, and go around 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 you 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—For all time and forever, He leads us over death!