Psalms 48

1 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.

1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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

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

3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

5 They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

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

6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

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

7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 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. Selah

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

9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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

10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

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

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12 March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

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

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

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

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.