Psalms 48

1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

1 Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of ourGod, in the hill of his holiness.

2Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

3 God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

4For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.

4 For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

5They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

5 They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

6Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.

6 Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

7By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

7 With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

8As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah.)

8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of ourGod:God doth establish it for ever. Selah.

9Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.

9 We have thought, OGod, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

10As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.

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

11Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

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

12Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

13Take note of its strong walls, looking well at its fair buildings; so that you may give word of it to the generation which comes after.

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

14Because this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide.

14 For thisGod is ourGod for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.