Psalm 48, side by side

¹Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

¹Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.

²Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

³God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

³God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

⁴For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

⁴For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

⁵They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.

⁵They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

⁶Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁶Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁷With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

⁷Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

⁸As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever.

⁸As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

⁹We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.

⁹We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

¹⁰As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹⁰According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

¹¹Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

¹³Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.

¹³Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

¹⁴For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.