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Cântico; salmo dos descendentes de Corá.

48 Grande é o Senhor
e muito digno de louvor,
na cidade de nosso Deus,
em seu santo monte.
O monte Sião, o santo monte,[a]
é alto e magnífico;
toda a terra se alegra em vê-lo;
é a cidade do grande Rei.
O próprio Deus está em suas torres
e se revela como seu protetor.

Os reis da terra uniram forças
e avançaram contra a cidade.
Mas, quando a viram, ficaram espantados
e fugiram aterrorizados.
Foram tomados de medo
e se contorceram de dores, como a mulher no parto.
Tu os destruíste como os navios de Társis,
despedaçados por um forte vento do leste.

Tínhamos ouvido falar da glória da cidade,
mas agora a vimos com os próprios olhos,
a cidade do Senhor dos Exércitos.
É a cidade de nosso Deus,
que a manterá segura para sempre.

Interlúdio

Ó Deus, em teu amor meditamos
enquanto adoramos em teu templo.
10 Como teu nome merece, ó Deus,
serás louvado até os confins da terra;
tua forte mão direita está cheia de vitória.
11 Alegre-se o povo no monte Sião!
Todas as cidades de Judá exultem
por causa de teus decretos!

12 Percorram a cidade de Sião,
vão e contem suas muitas torres.
13 Observem os muros fortificados
e caminhem por todas as cidadelas,
para que possam descrevê-las
às gerações futuras.
14 Pois assim é nosso Deus;
ele é nosso Deus para todo o sempre
e nos guiará até o dia de nossa morte.

Footnotes

  1. 48.2 Ou monte Sião, no extremo norte; o hebraico traz monte Sião, as alturas de Zafom.

Psalm 48[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
    in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)

Beautiful(E) in its loftiness,
    the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b](F) is Mount Zion,(G)
    the city of the Great King.(H)
God is in her citadels;(I)
    he has shown himself to be her fortress.(J)

When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,(K)
they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.(L)
Trembling seized(M) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(N)
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish(O)
    shattered by an east wind.(P)

As we have heard,
    so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
    in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
    forever.[c](Q)

Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate(R) on your unfailing love.(S)
10 Like your name,(T) O God,
    your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;(U)
    your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices,
    the villages of Judah are glad
    because of your judgments.(V)

12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
    count her towers,(W)
13 consider well her ramparts,(X)
    view her citadels,(Y)
that you may tell of them
    to the next generation.(Z)

14 For this God is our God for ever and ever;
    he will be our guide(AA) even to the end.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
  2. Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
  3. Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Jerusalem, the City of God

A song of the sons of Korah.

48 The Lord is great; he should be praised
    in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
It is high and beautiful.
    It brings joy to the whole world.
Mount Zion is like the high mountains of the north.
    It is the city of the Great King.
God is within its palaces.
    He is known as its protection.
Kings joined together
    and came together to attack the city.
But when they saw it, they were amazed.
    They ran away in fear.
Fear took hold of them.
    They hurt like a woman having a baby.
You destroyed the large trading ships
    with an east wind.

First we heard.
    And now we have seen that
God will always keep his city safe.
    It is the city of the Lord of heaven’s armies,
    the city of our God. Selah

God, we come into your Temple.
    There we think about your love.
10 God, your name is known everywhere.
    Everywhere on earth people praise you.
    Your right hand is full of goodness.
11 Mount Zion is happy.
    All the towns of Judah rejoice
because your decisions are fair.

12 Walk around Jerusalem
    and count its towers.
13 Notice how strong they are. Look at the palaces.
    Then you will be able to tell your children about them.
14 This God is our God forever and ever.
    He will guide us from now on.