תהילים 48

1 שיר מזמור לבני קרח גדול יהוה ומהלל מאד בעיר אלהינו הר קדשו׃

Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.

2 יפה נוף משוש כל הארץ הר ציון ירכתי צפון קרית מלך רב׃

That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].

3 אלהים בארמנותיה נודע למשגב׃

God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.

4 כי הנה המלכים נועדו עברו יחדו׃

Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],

5 המה ראו כן תמהו נבהלו נחפזו׃

but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.

6 רעדה אחזתם שם חיל כיולדה׃

Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;

7 ברוח קדים תשבר אניות תרשיש׃

they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.

8 כאשר שמענו כן ראינו בעיר יהוה צבאות בעיר אלהינו אלהים יכוננה עד עולם סלה׃

We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.

9 דמינו אלהים חסדך בקרב היכלך׃

God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.

10 כשמך אלהים כן תהלתך על קצוי ארץ צדק מלאה ימינך׃

You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.

11 ישמח הר ציון תגלנה בנות יהודה למען משפטיך׃

The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.

12 סבו ציון והקיפוה ספרו מגדליה׃

[You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;

13 שיתו לבכם לחילה פסגו ארמנותיה למען תספרו לדור אחרון׃

notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.

14 כי זה אלהים אלהינו עולם ועד הוא ינהגנו על מות׃

[Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”