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 by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly 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.

A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

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

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

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

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

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

They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

6 There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on 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 Tharshish.

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 [it] 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 reflected on thy kindness, 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 thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

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.

Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

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.

Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

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 One is God, our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.