Psalms, 48

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0. A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1. [Song Psalm Of the sons of Korah] Great is Yahweh and most worthy of praise in the city of our God, the holy mountain,

1. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,

2. towering in beauty, the joy of the whole world: Mount Zion in the heart of the north, the settlement of the great king;

2. beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.

3. God himself among its palaces has proved himself its bulwark.

3. Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.

4. For look, kings made alliance, together they advanced;

4. For lo, the kings assembled, they came on together.

5. without a second glance, when they saw, they panicked and fled away.

5. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded, they were in panic, they took to flight;

6. Trembling seized them on the spot, pains like those of a woman in labour;

6. trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in travail.

7. it was the east wind, that wrecker of ships from Tarshish.

7. By the east wind thou didst shatter the ships of Tarshish.

8. What we had heard we saw for ourselves in the city of our God, in the city of Yahweh Sabaoth, which God has established for ever.Pause

8. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes for ever. [Selah]

9. We reflect on your faithful love, God, in your temple!

9. We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10. Both your name and your praise, God, are over the whole wide world. Your right hand is full of saving justice,

10. As thy name, O God, so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is filled with victory;

11. Mount Zion rejoices, the daughters of Judah delight because of your saving justice.

11. let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments!

12. Go round Zion, walk right through her, count her bastions,

12. Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers,

13. admire her walls, examine her palaces, to tell future generations

13. consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation

14. that such is God; our God for ever and ever, he is our guide!

14. that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide for ever.