Psalms 48

1 The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2 It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

3 God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.

God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.

For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

5 Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.

They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.

6 There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.

With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

8 As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.

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

9 God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.

We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

10 Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.

As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.

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

12 Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;

13 Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.

Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide [even] unto death.