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

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

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

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

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

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

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

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

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

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

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 seen [it] in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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

As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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