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 [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.

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.

Thou breakest 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 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.

According to 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 rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, 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: 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 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.