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 and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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 situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on 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 in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

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 have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walk about Zion, and go around her: number her towers.

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

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

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

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