Psalms 48 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 A song of chanting to the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly praised in the city of our God, in 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 Fair of elevation, the joy of all the earth, 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 being known in her fortresses for a height. 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 together, they passed by together. For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
5 They saw, so they were astonished; they trembled, they took 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, pain as of her bringing forth. 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 With an east wind thou wilt break 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 As we heard, so we saw in the city of Jehovah of armies, in the city of our God: God will prepare it even forever. Silence. 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 thought, O God, of thy mercy in the midst of thy 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 According to thy name, O God, so thy praise upon the ends of the earth: thy right hand being full of justice. 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 shall rejoice, the daughters of Judah shall be glad for sake of thy 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 ye Zion, and go round about her: recount her towers. Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
13 Set your hearts to her fortification; divide up her palaces, so that ye shall recount to the 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 For this God is our God forever and ever: he will guide us to 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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