Psalms 48

1 A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God — His holy hill.

A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

2 Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

3 God in her high places is known for a tower.

God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

4 For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

5 They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

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

Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her — to the age. (Selah)

As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

9 We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

We have thought of your mercy, O God, in the midst of your people.

10 As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

According to your name, O God, so is also your praise to the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of your judgments, O Lord.

12 Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell you her towers.

13 Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

Mark you well her strength, and observe her palaces; that you may tell the next generation.

14 That this God [is] our God — To the age and for ever, He — he doth lead us over death!

For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.