Psalms 48 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, 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 a 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 in her high places is known for a tower. 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, lo, 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 marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened 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 hath 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 Thou shiverest 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 Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her -- to the age. 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 Thy kindness, 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 As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy 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 Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the 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 Compass Zion, and go round 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 ye 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 -- To the age and for ever, He -- he doth lead 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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