上帝的城——锡安

可拉后裔的诗。

48 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。
北面的锡安山雄伟壮丽,
令世人欢喜,
是伟大君王的城。
上帝在城内的宫中,
祂亲自做这城的庇护。
世上的君王一同聚集,前来攻城。
他们看见这城后,
大惊失色,慌忙逃跑。
他们被恐惧笼罩,
痛苦如分娩的妇人。
你毁灭他们,
如同东风摧毁他施的船只。
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)

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。

The City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

48 (A)Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,
In the (B)city of our God, His (C)holy mountain.
(D)Beautiful in elevation, (E)the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The (F)city of the great King.
God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a (G)stronghold.

For, behold, the (H)kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together.
They saw it, then they were astonished;
They were (I)dismayed, they [a]fled in alarm.
[b]Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of (J)a woman in childbirth.
With the (K)east wind
You (L)break the (M)ships of Tarshish.
As we have heard, so have we seen
In the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God;
God will (N)establish her forever. [c]Selah.

We have thought on (O)Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.
10 As is Your (P)name, O God,
So is Your (Q)praise to the ends of the earth;
Your (R)right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad,
Let the (T)daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments.
12 Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her (U)towers;
13 Consider her (V)ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may (W)recount it to the next generation.
14 For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will (X)guide us [d]over death.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:5 Lit were hurried away
  2. Psalm 48:6 Lit Trembling
  3. Psalm 48:8 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  4. Psalm 48:14 Lit upon; some mss and Gr forever