Mazmur 48
1 Nyanyian. Mazmur bani Korah. Besarlah TUHAN dan sangat terpuji di kota Allah kita!
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 Gunung-Nya yang kudus, yang menjulang permai, adalah kegirangan bagi seluruh bumi; gunung Sion itu, jauh di sebelah utara, kota Raja Besar.
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 Dalam puri-purinya Allah memperkenalkan diri-Nya sebagai benteng.
God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.
4 Sebab lihat, raja-raja datang berkumpul, mereka bersama-sama berjalan maju;
For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.
5 demi mereka melihatnya, mereka tercengang-cengang, terkejut, lalu lari kebingungan.
They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.
6 Kegentaran menimpa mereka di sana; mereka kesakitan seperti perempuan yang hendak melahirkan.
Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.
7 Dengan angin timur Engkau memecahkan kapal-kapal Tarsis.
You will break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement 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 also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)
9 Kami mengingat, ya Allah, kasih setia-Mu di dalam bait-Mu.
We have thought of your mercy, O God, in the midst of your people.
10 Seperti nama-Mu, ya Allah, demikianlah kemasyhuran-Mu sampai ke ujung bumi; tangan kanan-Mu penuh dengan keadilan.
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 Biarlah gunung Sion bersukacita; biarlah anak-anak perempuan Yehuda bersorak-sorak oleh karena penghukuman-Mu!
Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of your judgments, O Lord.
12 Kelilingilah Sion dan edarilah dia, hitunglah menaranya,
Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell you her towers.
13 perhatikanlah temboknya, jalanilah puri-purinya, supaya kamu dapat menceriterakannya kepada angkatan yang kemudian:
Mark you well her strength, and observe her palaces; that you may tell the next generation.
14 Sesungguhnya inilah Allah, Allah kitalah Dia seterusnya dan untuk selamanya! Dialah yang memimpin kita!
For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.
