Psalms 48

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song.	1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: The holy mountain,	2 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 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.	3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 God is its citadel, renowned as a stronghold.	4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 See! The kings assembled, together they invaded.	5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
6 When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight!	6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Trembling seized them there, anguish, like a woman's labor,	7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!	8 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 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 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
10 O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love.	10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches the ends of the earth. Your right hand is fully victorious.	11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds!	12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
13 Go about Zion, walk all around it, note the number of its towers.	13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 Consider the ramparts, examine its citadels, that you may tell future generations:	14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
15 "Yes, so mighty is God, our God who leads us always!"