Psalms 48

1A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God--His holy hill.

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

2Beautiful <FI>for<Fi> elevation, A joy of all the land, <FI>is<Fi> Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3God in her high places is known for a tower.

3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

4For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

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

5They have seen--so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

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

6Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

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

7By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

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

8As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her--to the age. Selah.

8As 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.

9We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

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

10As <FI>is<Fi> Thy name, O God, so <FI>is<Fi> Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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

11Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

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

12Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

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

13Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

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

14That this God <FI>is<Fi> our God--To the age and for ever, He--he doth lead us over death!

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