Psalmorum 48

1 canticum psalmi filiis Core secunda sabbati magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis in civitate Dei nostri in monte sancto eius

A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

2 fundatur exultatione universae terrae montes Sion latera aquilonis civitas regis magni

Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

3 Deus in domibus eius cognoscitur cum suscipiet eam

God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

4 quoniam ecce reges congregati sunt convenerunt in unum

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

5 ipsi videntes sic admirati sunt conturbati sunt commoti sunt

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

6 tremor adprehendit eos ibi dolores ut parturientis

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

7 in spiritu vehementi conteres naves Tharsis

With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

8 sicut audivimus sic vidimus in civitate Domini virtutum in civitate Dei nostri Deus fundavit eam in aeternum diapsalma

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever.

9 suscepimus Deus misericordiam tuam in medio templi tui

Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

10 secundum nomen tuum Deus sic et laus tua in fines terrae iustitia plena est dextera tua

Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 laetetur mons Sion exultent filiae Iudaeae propter iudicia tua Domine

Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.

12 circumdate Sion et conplectimini eam narrate in turribus eius

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

13 ponite corda vestra in virtute eius et distribuite domus eius ut enarretis in progeniem alteram

consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

14 quoniam hic est Deus Deus noster in aeternum et in saeculum saeculi ipse reget nos in saecula

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.