Psalm 48
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise.
Praise him in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
2Mount Zion is high and beautiful.
It brings joy to everyone on earth.
Mount Zion is like the highest parts of Mount Zaphon.
It is the city of the Great King.
3God is there to keep it safe.
He has shown himself to be like a fort to the city.
4Many kings joined forces.
They entered Israel together.
5But when they saw Mount Zion, they were amazed.
They ran away in terror.
6Trembling took hold of them.
They felt pain like a woman giving birth.
7Lord, you destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
that were torn apart by an east wind.
8What we heard we have also seen.
We have seen it
in the city of the Lord who rules over all.
We have seen it in the city of our God.
We have heard and seen that God makes it secure forever.
9God, inside your temple
we think about your faithful love.
10God, your fame reaches from one end of the earth to the other.
So people praise you from one end of the earth to the other.
You use your power to do what is right.
11Mount Zion is filled with joy.
The villages of Judah are glad.
That’s because you judge fairly.
12Walk all around Zion.
Count its towers.
13Think carefully about its outer walls.
Just look at how safe it is!
Then you can tell its people that God keeps them safe.
14This God is our God for ever and ever.
He will be our guide to the very end.
第 48 篇
上帝的城——锡安
可拉后裔的诗。
1耶和华何等伟大！
我们的上帝在祂的城中，
在祂的圣山上当大受颂赞。
2北面的锡安山雄伟壮丽，
令世人欢喜，
是伟大君王的城。
3上帝在城内的宫中，
祂亲自做这城的庇护。
4世上的君王一同聚集，前来攻城。
5他们看见这城后，
大惊失色，慌忙逃跑。
6他们被恐惧笼罩，
痛苦如分娩的妇人。
7你毁灭他们，
如同东风摧毁他施的船只。
8我们曾经听说，如今在万军之耶和华的城中，
在我们上帝的城中亲眼看见：
上帝要坚立这城，直到永远。（细拉）
9上帝啊，我们在你的殿中默想你的慈爱。
10上帝啊，你秉公行义，
你的名普世皆知，
颂赞你的声音响彻地极。
11因你的审判，
锡安山欢喜，
犹大的城邑充满快乐。
12你们要绕着锡安数点她的城楼，
13留意她的城墙，
观看她的殿宇，
好告诉子孙后代。
14因为上帝永永远远是我们的上帝，
祂必引领我们，
直到我们离世之日。
