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Psalms 48 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be 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 | Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, 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 has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge. | 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 assembled themselves, 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 it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They 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 took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail. | 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 the east wind, you 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 have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it 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 have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle 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, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 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 | Let Mount Zion be glad! Let 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 | Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers. | Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, | Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, | |
| 13 | Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next 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 be our guide even 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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