Psalms 48

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song.	1 A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week.
2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: The holy mountain,	2 Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
3 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.	3 With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.
4 God is its citadel, renowned as a stronghold.	4 In her houses shall God be known, when he shall protect her.
5 See! The kings assembled, together they invaded.	5 For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: they gathered together.
6 When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight!	6 So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:
7 Trembling seized them there, anguish, like a woman's labor,	7 trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.
8 As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!	8 With a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.
9 What we had heard we now see in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God, founded to last forever. Selah	9 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.
10 O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love.	10 We have received thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
11 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches the ends of the earth. Your right hand is fully victorious.	11 According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.
12 Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds!	12 Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.
13 Go about Zion, walk all around it, note the number of its towers.	13 Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.
14 Consider the ramparts, examine its citadels, that you may tell future generations:	14 Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, that ye may relate it in another generation.
15 "Yes, so mighty is God, our God who leads us always!"	15 For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: he shall rule us for evermore.