Psalm 48 NKJV CSB Parallel

◄ Psalm 48 ►

New King James Version

Christian Standard Bible

1A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.

1The LORD is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain,

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

2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion--the summit of Zaphon-- is the city of the great King.

3God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge.

3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels.

4For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together.

4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together.

5They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away.

5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror.

6Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,

6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,

7As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind.

7as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind.

8As 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

8Just as we 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

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

9God, within your temple, we contemplate your faithful love.

10According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

10Like your name, God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice.

11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments.

11Mount Zion is glad. Judah's villages rejoice because of your judgments.

12Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers;

12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers,

13Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following.

13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:

14For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.

14"This God, our God forever and ever--he will always lead us."