Psalms 48

shir mizmor livne-qorakh

A song. A psalm of the Korahites.

gadol Adonai umehullal me'od be'ir elohenu har-qodsho

GOD is great and much acclaimed in the city of our God, the holy mountain—

yefeh nof mesos kol-ha'arets har-tsiyyon yarkete tsafon qiryat melekh rav

fair-crested, joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, summit of Zaphon, city of the great ruler.

elohim be'armenoteha noda lemisgav

Through its citadels, God has become known as a haven.

ki-hinneh hammelakhim no'adu averu yakhdav

See, the kings joined forces; they advanced together.

hemmah ra'u ken tamahu nivhalu nekhpazu

At the mere sight of it they were stunned, they were terrified, they panicked;

re'adah akhazatam sham khil kayyoledah

they were seized there with a trembling, like a woman in the throes of labor,

beruakh qadim teshabber oniyyot tarshish

as the Tarshish fleet was wrecked in an easterly gale.

ka'asher shamanu ken ra'inu be'ir-Adonai tseva'ot be'ir elohenu elohim yekhoneneha ad-olam selah

The likes of what we heard we have now witnessed in the city of GOD of hosts, in the city of our God— may God preserve it forever! Selah.

dimminu elohim khasdekha beqerev hekhalekha

In Your temple, God, we meditate upon Your faithful care.

keshimkha elohim ken tehillatekha al-qatsve-erets tsedeq male'ah yeminekha

The praise of You, God, like Your name, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with beneficence.

yismakh har-tsiyyon tagelenah benot yehudah lema'an mishpatekha

Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the towns of Judah exult, because of Your judgments.

sobbu tsiyyon vehaqqifuha sifru migdaleha

Walk around Zion, circle it; count its towers,

shitu libbekhem lekhelah passegu armenoteha lema'an tesapperu ledor akharon

take note of its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may recount it to a future age.

ki zeh elohim elohenu olam va'ed hu yenahagenu al-mut

For God truly is our God forever, who will lead us evermore.