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 the sons of Korah.” Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, upon 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.

Beautiful in its elevation is Mount Zion, The joy of the whole earth; The joy of the farthest North is the city of the great king;

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

In her palaces God is known as a refuge.

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

For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.

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

As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.

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

There terror seized upon them, —Pain, as of a woman in travail;

7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

As when the east wind breaketh in pieces The ships of Tarshish.

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 In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever. (Pause)

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

We think of thy loving-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, O God! so thy praise, extendeth to the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

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

Mount Zion rejoiceth, The daughters of Judah exult, On account of thy righteous judgments.

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

Go round about Zion; number her towers;

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

Mark well her bulwarks; count her palaces; That ye may tell it to 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 God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide unto death.