Psalms 48

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song.	1 Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: The holy mountain,	2 Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:
3 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, the city of the great king.	3 whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.
4 God is its citadel, renowned as a stronghold.	4 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.
5 See! The kings assembled, together they invaded.	5 I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.
6 When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight!	6 Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.
7 Trembling seized them there, anguish, like a woman's labor,	7 Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,
8 As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish!	8 no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,
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 nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,
10 O God, within your temple we ponder your steadfast love.	10 and he will still live, until the end.
11 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches the ends of the earth. Your right hand is fully victorious.	11 He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.
12 Mount Zion is glad! The cities of Judah rejoice because of your saving deeds!	12 And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.
13 Go about Zion, walk all around it, note the number of its towers.	13 And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.
14 Consider the ramparts, examine its citadels, that you may tell future generations:	14 This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.
15 "Yes, so mighty is God, our God who leads us always!"	15 They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory.
	16 Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.
	17 Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.
	18 For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.
	19 For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.
	20 He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.
	21 Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.