Psalms 48

1 A song. A psalm of the Korahites. Great is the Lord and worthy all praise in the city of our God. His holy mountain,

A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, In the city of our God—His holy hill.

2 that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.

Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of [the] great King.

3 Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.

God is known for a tower in her high places.

4 For see! A concert of kings passed over the frontier together.

For behold, the kings met, they passed by together,

5 But one glance, and they were astounded; they hastened away in dismay.

They have seen—so they have marveled, They have been troubled, they were hurried away.

6 Trembling took hold of them there, like the pains of a woman in labour.

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

7 They were shattered, as east wind shatters the giant ships in pieces.

By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish.

8 What we heard, we now have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God. God will uphold her forever. (Selah)

As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of YHWH of hosts, In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. (Selah)

9 We think, O God, of your love, in the midst of your temple.

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

10 Your fame, O God, like your name, shall extend to the ends of the earth. Victory fills your hand.

As [is] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness has filled Your right hand.

11 Let mount Zion be glad; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

Mount Zion rejoices, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Your judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, go round her; count her towers.

Surround Zion, and go around her, count her towers,

13 Set your mind on her ramparts, consider her palaces; that you tell to the next generation

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

14 That such is God, our God he it is who shall guide us for ever and ever.

That this God [is] our God—For all time and forever, He leads us over death!