Psalm 48
English Standard Version
Zion, the City of Our God
A Song. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.
48 (B)Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in (C)the city of our God!
His (D)holy mountain, 2 (E)beautiful in elevation,
is (F)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(G)the city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
4 For behold, (H)the kings assembled;
they came on together.
5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
6 (I)Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish (J)as of a woman in labor.
7 By (K)the east wind you (L)shattered
the ships of (M)Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so have we seen
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in (N)the city of our God,
which God will (O)establish forever. Selah
9 We have thought on your (P)steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
10 As your (Q)name, O God,
so your praise reaches to (R)the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
11 Let Mount (S)Zion be glad!
Let (T)the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her (U)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(V)that you may tell the next generation
14 that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
He will (W)guide us forever.[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 48:14 Septuagint; another reading is (compare Jerome, Syriac) He will guide us beyond death
Psalmi 48
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Psalmul 48
O cântare. Un psalm al fiilor lui Core
1 Mare este Domnul şi lăudat de toţi
în(A) cetatea Dumnezeului nostru, pe muntele(B) Lui cel sfânt.
2 Frumoasă(C) înălţime, bucuria(D) întregului pământ, este Muntele Sionului;
în(E) partea de miazănoapte este cetatea(F) Marelui Împărat.
3 Dumnezeu, în casele Lui împărăteşti, este cunoscut ca un turn de scăpare.
4 Căci iată că împăraţii(G) se adunaseră:
doar au trecut împreună,
5 au privit-o, au înlemnit,
s-au temut şi au luat-o la fugă.
6 I-a apucat(H) un tremur acolo,
ca durerea(I) unei femei la facere.
7 Au fost izgoniţi de parcă ar fi fost luaţi de(J) vântul de răsărit,
care sfărâmă(K) corăbiile din Tarsis.
8 Întocmai cum auziserăm spunându-se, aşa am văzut
în cetatea(L) Domnului oştirilor, în cetatea Dumnezeului nostru:
Dumnezeu o va face să dăinuiască(M) pe vecie.
9 Dumnezeule, la bunătatea(N) Ta ne gândim
în mijlocul Templului Tău!
10 Ca şi Numele(O) Tău, Dumnezeule,
şi lauda Ta răsună până la marginile pământului;
dreapta Ta este plină de îndurare.
11 Se bucură Muntele Sionului
şi se veselesc fiicele lui Iuda
de judecăţile Tale.
12 Străbateţi Sionul şi ocoliţi-l,
număraţi-i turnurile,
13 priviţi-i întăritura
şi cercetaţi-i palatele,
ca să povestiţi celor ce vor veni după ei.
14 Iată, Dumnezeul acesta este Dumnezeul nostru în veci de veci;
El va fi călăuza noastră(P) până la moarte.
Psalm 48
King James Version
48 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
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.
10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
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