Psalms 48 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 A SONG. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Great [is] YHWH, and greatly praised, || In the city of our God—His holy hill. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. 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 [the] great King. beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. 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 is known for a tower in her high places. Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
4 For behold, the kings met, they passed by together, For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
5 They have seen—so they have marveled, || They have been troubled, they were hurried away. As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6 Trembling has seized them there, || Pain, as of a travailing woman. Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor. Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.
7 By an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish. By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish. 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 YHWH of hosts, || In the city of our God, God establishes her for all time. Selah. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah 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 Your kindness, || In the midst of Your temple, We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
10 As [is] Your Name, O God, so [is] Your praise, || Over the ends of the earth, || Righteousness has filled Your right hand. As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices, || The daughters of Judah are joyful, || For the sake of Your judgments. Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments! Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
12 Surround Zion, and go around her, count her towers, Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
13 Set your heart to her bulwark, || Consider her high places, || So that you recount to a later generation, consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
14 That this God [is] our God—For all time and forever, || He leads us over death! that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
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