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.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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 for situation, 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 is 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 were assembled, they passed by together.

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

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

6 There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

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

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

You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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 the LORD 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 of your loving kindness, O God, in the midst of your 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.

According to your name, O God, so is your praise unto the ends of the earth: your 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 rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your judgments.

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

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell 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 all of you well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that all of you 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.