Psalms 48 Parallel Bible Translations

Psalms 48 ▼
swipe to see more →
NABRE
New American Bible Revised
ESV
English Standard Version
NIV
New International Version
+Add
1 A psalm of the Korahites. A song. [2] Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God: His holy mountain, 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 fairest of heights, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, the heights of Zaphon, 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 in its citadel, renowned as a stronghold. 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 See! The kings assembled, together they advanced. For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
5 When they looked they were astounded; terrified, they were put to flight! 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 seized them there, anguish, like a woman’s labor, 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 As when the east wind wrecks the 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 What we had heard we have now seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God, which God establishes forever. 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 ponder, O God, your mercy within 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 Like your name, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is fully victorious. 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 is glad! The daughters of Judah rejoice because 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 Go about Zion, walk all around it, note the number of its towers. Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
13 Consider the ramparts, examine its citadels, that you may tell future generations: 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 is God, our God for ever and ever. He will lead us until 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.
Previous chapter
Top of Page
Top of Page