Mazmur 48
1 Nyanyian. Mazmur bani Korah. Besarlah TUHAN dan sangat terpuji di kota Allah kita!
GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Gunung-Nya yang kudus, yang menjulang permai, adalah kegirangan bagi seluruh bumi; gunung Sion itu, jauh di sebelah utara, kota Raja Besar.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 Dalam puri-purinya Allah memperkenalkan diri-Nya sebagai benteng.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 Sebab lihat, raja-raja datang berkumpul, mereka bersama-sama berjalan maju;
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 demi mereka melihatnya, mereka tercengang-cengang, terkejut, lalu lari kebingungan.
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
6 Kegentaran menimpa mereka di sana; mereka kesakitan seperti perempuan yang hendak melahirkan.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Dengan angin timur Engkau memecahkan kapal-kapal Tarsis.
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 Seperti yang telah kita dengar, demikianlah juga kita lihat, di kota TUHAN semesta alam, di kota Allah kita; Allah menegakkannya untuk selama-lamanya. (Sela)
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. (Selah)
9 Kami mengingat, ya Allah, kasih setia-Mu di dalam bait-Mu.
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
10 Seperti nama-Mu, ya Allah, demikianlah kemasyhuran-Mu sampai ke ujung bumi; tangan kanan-Mu penuh dengan keadilan.
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Biarlah gunung Sion bersukacita; biarlah anak-anak perempuan Yehuda bersorak-sorak oleh karena penghukuman-Mu!
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Kelilingilah Sion dan edarilah dia, hitunglah menaranya,
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
13 perhatikanlah temboknya, jalanilah puri-purinya, supaya kamu dapat menceriterakannya kepada angkatan yang kemudian:
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 Sesungguhnya inilah Allah, Allah kitalah Dia seterusnya dan untuk selamanya! Dialah yang memimpin kita!
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
