Psalms 48:2-7 in English

² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

³ God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

⁴ For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

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

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

⁷ With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

² Hear these words, all ye nations, hearken, all ye that dwell upon the earth:

³ both the sons of mean men, and sons of great men; the rich and poor man together.

⁴ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.

⁵ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁶ Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

⁷ They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—

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

³ God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

³ God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

² both the sons of mean men, and sons of great men; the rich and poor man together.

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Therefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

⁶ They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—

⁷ A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

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

³ God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

⁷ With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

² That city, on a high hill, is beautiful; it is the city where the true God, the great king, lives, and it causes people all over the world to rejoice when they see it.

³ God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.

⁴ Many kings gathered with their armies to attack that city,

⁵ but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.

⁶ Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;

⁷ they shook like ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.

² both the sons of mean men, and sons of great men; the rich and poor man together.

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Therefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

⁶ They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—

⁷ A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

² Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

³ In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

⁴ For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.

⁵ They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

⁶ Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.

⁷ By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.

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

³ God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

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

⁵ They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

⁶ Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

⁷ With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

² Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

³ All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together.

⁴ My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.

⁵ I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

⁶ Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

⁷ They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,

² Mount Zion is high and beautiful, bringing happiness to all the earth; on the northern side is the city of the great King.

³ God himself is in the city's fortresses; he is recognized as its defender.

⁴ Look at what happened when foreign kings joined forces and came to attack the city.

⁵ As soon as they saw it they were astonished and ran away terrified.

⁶ They shook all over, and were in agonizing pain like a woman giving birth,

⁷ just as the strong east wind wrecks the ships from Tarshish.

² Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

³ In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

⁴ For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

⁵ When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

⁶ Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

⁷ As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

² (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.

³ (48-4) God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

⁴ (48-5) For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.

⁵ (48-6) They saw, straightway they were amazed; they were affrighted, they hasted away.

⁶ (48-7) Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.

⁷ (48-8) With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

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

³ God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

² (48:3) A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

³ (48:4) God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

⁴ (48:5) For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

⁵ (48:6) They indeed saw—and so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

⁶ (48:7) Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

⁷ (48:8) With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

² Hear these words, all ye nations, Hearken, all ye that dwell upon the earth:

³ Both the sons of mean men, and sons of great men; The rich and poor man together.

⁴ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.

⁵ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁶ Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

⁷ They that trust in their strength, And boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—

² Beautiful in its elevation is Mount Zion, The joy of the whole earth; The joy of the farthest North is the city of the great king;

³ In her palaces God is known as a refuge.

⁴ For, lo! kings were assembled against it; They passed away together.

⁵ As soon as they saw, they were astonished; They were confounded, and hasted away.

⁶ There terror seized upon them,—Pain, as of a woman in travail;

⁷ As when the east wind breaketh in pieces The ships of Tarshish.

² that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.

³ Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.

⁴ For see! A concert of kings passed over the frontier together.

⁵ But one glance, and they were astounded; they hastened away in dismay.

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there, like the pains of a woman in labour.

⁷ They were shattered, as east wind shatters the giant ships in pieces.

² that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.

³ Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.

⁴ For see! A concert of kings passed over the frontier together.

⁵ But one glance, and they were astounded; they hastened away in dismay.

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there, like the pains of a woman in labor.

⁷ They were shattered, as east wind shatters the giant ships in pieces.

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

³ In its citadels God has revealed himself as a strong defense.

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

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

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

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

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

³ God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge.

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

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

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³ God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

² It is founded in the full out joying of all earth; the hill of Zion, the sides of the north, the city of the great king.

³ God shall be known in the houses thereof; when he shall take it.

⁴ For lo! the kings of earth were gathered together; they came into one place.

⁵ They seeing, so wondered; they were troubled, they were moved altogether,

⁶ trembling took them. There sorrows, as of a woman travailing of child;

⁷ in a great spirit thou shalt all-break the ships of Tarshish.

² It is founded in the full out joying of all earth; the hill of Zion, the sides of the north, the city of the great king. (Well-placed, it is the full out joy, or the rejoicing, of all the earth; Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.)

³ God shall be known in the houses thereof; when he shall take it. (And God is known as a refuge, or a stronghold, in its palaces.)

⁴ For lo! the kings of (the) earth were gathered together (against it); they came into one place.

⁵ They seeing, so wondered; they were troubled, they were moved (al)together, (But when they saw it, they wondered about it or they were full of wonder, or amazement; and they were troubled, and ran away,)

⁶ trembling took them. There sorrows, as of a woman travailing of child; (for panic, or trembling, took hold of them there. And sorrows, like when a woman laboureth with child;)

⁷ in a great spirit thou shalt all-break the ships of Tarshish. (or when a great east wind all-breaketh the ships from Tarshish.)

² Beautiful for elevation, A joy of all the land, is Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

³ God in her high places is known for a tower.

⁴ For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

⁵ They have seen — so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

⁶ Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

⁷ By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.