Chapter 48
1שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַחA song. A psalm of the Korahites.
2גָּדוֹל יְהֹוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַר־קׇדְשֽׁוֹGOD is great and much acclaimed in the city of our God, the holy mountain—
3יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כׇּל־הָאָרֶץ הַר־צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָֽבfair-crested, joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, summit of Zaphon, city of the great ruler.
4אֱלֹהִים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ נוֹדַע לְמִשְׂגָּֽבThrough its citadels, God has become known as a haven.
5כִּֽי־הִנֵּה הַמְּלָכִים נוֹעֲדוּ עָבְרוּ יַחְדָּֽוSee, the kings joined forces; they advanced together.
6הֵמָּה רָאוּ כֵּן תָּמָהוּ נִבְהֲלוּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּAt the mere sight of it they were stunned, they were terrified, they panicked;
7רְעָדָה אֲחָזָתַם שָׁם חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽהthey were seized there with a trembling, like a woman in the throes of labor,
8בְּרוּחַ קָדִים תְּשַׁבֵּר אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁas the Tarshish fleet was wrecked in an easterly gale.
9כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ כֵּן רָאִינוּ בְּעִיר־יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֱלֹהִים יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עַד־עוֹלָם סֶֽלָהThe 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.
10דִּמִּינוּ אֱלֹהִים חַסְדֶּךָ בְּקֶרֶב הֵיכָלֶֽךָIn Your temple, God, we meditate upon Your faithful care.
11כְּשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ עַל־קַצְוֵי־אֶרֶץ צֶדֶק מָלְאָה יְמִינֶֽךָThe praise of You, God, like Your name, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with beneficence.
12יִשְׂמַח הַר־צִיּוֹן תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָLet Mount Zion rejoice! Let the towns of Judah exult, because of Your judgments.
13סֹבּוּ צִיּוֹן וְהַקִּיפוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָWalk around Zion, circle it; count its towers,
14שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְֽחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרֽוֹןtake note of its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may recount it to a future age.
15כִּי זֶה אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵינוּ עוֹלָם וָעֶד הוּא יְנַהֲגֵנוּ עַל־מֽוּתFor God truly is our God forever, who will lead us evermore.