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Psalms 48

1 A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God -- His holy hill.

1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

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

2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

3 God in her high places is known for a tower.

3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.

4 For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,

5 They have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

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

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

6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.

7 By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her -- to the age. Selah.

8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.

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

9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.

10 As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.

11 Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.

12 Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,

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

13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.

14 That this God [is] our God -- To the age and for ever, He -- he doth lead us over death!

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.