Psalms 48

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

The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.

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.

It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.

3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.

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

For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.

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

Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.

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

There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;

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

in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.

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)

As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.

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

God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.

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

Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.

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

The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.

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

Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.

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

Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.

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

For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.