Psalms 48:8-9 in English

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

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

⁸ A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

⁹ or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labour for ever,

⁸ As 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.

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

⁸ As 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.

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

⁸ or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labor for ever,

⁹ and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.

⁸ As 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

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

⁸ We had heard that this city is glorious, and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, lives. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.

⁹ God, here in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.

⁸ or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labour for ever,

⁹ and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.

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

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

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

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

⁸ As 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. Selah.

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

⁸ As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah.)

⁹ Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.

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

⁹ We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

⁸ No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,

⁹ Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

⁸ Just as we had heard, but now we have seen the city of the Lord Almighty. This is the city of our God; he makes it secure forever. Selah.

⁹ God, we recall your trustworthy love as we worship in the Temple.

⁸ As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. Selah.

⁹ We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.

⁸ (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

⁹ (48-10) We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple.

⁸ As 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.

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

⁸ (48:9) As we have heard, so have we seen it in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

⁹ (48:10) We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

⁸ A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? He shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

⁹ Or the price of the redemption of his soul, Though he labor forever,

⁸ As 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. Pause.

⁹ We think of thy loving-kindness, O God! In the midst of thy temple!

⁸ What we heard, we now have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God. God will uphold her forever. Selah

⁹ We think, O God, of your love, in the midst of your temple.

⁸ What we heard, we now have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God. God will uphold her forever. Selah

⁹ We think, O God, of your love, in the midst of your temple.

⁸ As we have sh'ma ·heard obeyed·, so we have seen, in the city of Adonai Tzva'ot Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah

⁹ We have thought about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your temple.

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

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

⁸ As 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. Selah.

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

⁸ As 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.

⁹ We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

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

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

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

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

⁸ As we heard, so we saw, in the city of the Lord of virtues, in the city of our God; God hath founded that city without end.

⁹ God, we have received thy mercy; in the midst of thy temple.

⁸ As we heard, so we saw, in the city of the Lord of virtues, in the city of our God; God hath founded that city into without end. (All that we had heard about, we saw with our own eyes, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; and God hath established that city forever.)

⁹ God, we have received thy mercy; in the midst of thy temple. (God, we think about thy love; in the midst of thy Temple.)

⁸ As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her — to the age. Selah.

⁹ We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,