Psalms 48

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

A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.

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.

Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

3 God has made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves. They passed by together.

For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

5 They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, they hastened away.

When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

7 With the east wind thou break the ships of Tarshish.

As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God, God will establish it forever. (Selah)

As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. (Selah)

9 We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.

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

O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

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

Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her. Number the towers of it,

Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.

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

Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.

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

For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.