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.

A Psalm of praise for the sons of Core on the second [day] of the week. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

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

The city of the great King is well planted [on] the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, [on] the sides of the north.

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

God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her.

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

For, behold the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together.

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

They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.

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

Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail.

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

Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement 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.

As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. (Pause)

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

We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people.

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

According to thy name, O God, so is also thy praise to 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.

Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judaea exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

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

Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers.

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

Mark ye well her strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation.

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

For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore.