48:1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

48:2 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain,

48:3 Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the great King.

48:4 God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

48:5 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.

48:6 They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.

48:7 Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.

48:8 With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

48:9 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God--God establish it for ever. Selah

48:10 We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.

48:11 As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

48:12 Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments.

48:13 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.

48:14 Mark ye well her ramparts, traverse her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

48:15 For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.



Hebrew Transliteration

48:1 shiyr mizmor libhnêy-qorach

48:2 gâdhol Adonay umehullâlme'odh be`iyr 'elohêynu har-qodhsho

48:3 yephêh noph mesos kol-hâ'âretshar-tsiyyon yarkethêy tsâphon qiryath melekh robh

48:4 'elohiymbe'armenotheyhâ nodha` lemisgâbh

48:5 kiy-hinnêh hammelâkhiym no`adhu`âbhru yachdâv

48:6 hêmmâh râ'u kên tâmâhu nibhhalu nechpâzu

48:7 re`âdhâh 'achâzâtham shâm chiyl kayyolêdhâh

48:8 beruach qâdhiym teshabbêr'oniyyoth tarshiysh

48:9 ka'asher shâma`nu kên râ'iynu be`iyr-Adonaytsebhâ'oth be`iyr 'elohêynu 'elohiym yekhonenehâ `adh-`olâm selâh

48:10 dimmiynu 'elohiym chasdekha beqerebh hêykhâlekha

48:11 keshimkha'elohiym kên tehillâthkha `al-qatsvêy-'erets tsedheq mâl'âh yemiynekha

48:12 yismach har-tsiyyon tâghêlenâh benoth yehudhâh lema`an mishpâtheykha

48:13 sobbu tsiyyon vehaqqiyphuhâ siphru mighdâleyhâ

48:14 shiythu libbekhemlechêylâh passeghu 'armenotheyhâ lema`an tesapperu ledhor 'acharon

48:15 kiy zeh 'elohiym 'elohêynu `olâm vâ`edh hu' yenahaghênu `al-muth


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