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Salmi 48
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Salmi 48
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Sion, monte di Dio
48 Cantico. Salmo. Dei figli di Core.
2 Grande è il Signore e degno di ogni lode
nella città del nostro Dio.
3 Il suo monte santo, altura stupenda,
è la gioia di tutta la terra.
Il monte Sion, dimora divina,
è la città del grande Sovrano.
4 Dio nei suoi baluardi
è apparso fortezza inespugnabile.
5 Ecco, i re si sono alleati,
sono avanzati insieme.
6 Essi hanno visto:
attoniti e presi dal panico,
sono fuggiti.
7 Là sgomento li ha colti,
doglie come di partoriente,
8 simile al vento orientale
che squarcia le navi di Tarsis.
9 Come avevamo udito, così abbiamo visto
nella città del Signore degli eserciti,
nella città del nostro Dio;
Dio l'ha fondata per sempre.
10 Ricordiamo, Dio, la tua misericordia
dentro il tuo tempio.
11 Come il tuo nome, o Dio,
così la tua lode si estende
sino ai confini della terra;
è piena di giustizia la tua destra.
12 Gioisca il monte di Sion,
esultino le città di Giuda
a motivo dei tuoi giudizi.
13 Circondate Sion, giratele intorno,
contate le sue torri.
14 Osservate i suoi baluardi,
passate in rassegna le sue fortezze,
per narrare alla generazione futura:
15 Questo è il Signore, nostro Dio
in eterno, sempre:
egli è colui che ci guida.
Psalm 48
Hoffnung für Alle
Psalm 48
Hoffnung für Alle
Gott liebt Jerusalem
48 Ein Lied der Nachkommen von Korach.
2 Groß ist der Herr!
Lobt ihn in Jerusalem, der Stadt unseres Gottes,
auf seinem heiligen Berg!
3 Der Berg Zion ragt im Norden auf[a] –
er ist voll Schönheit und Pracht.
Die Stadt des großen Königs erfreut die ganze Welt.
4 In den Palästen wissen es alle:
Gott selbst beschützt Jerusalem.
5 Feindliche Könige verbündeten sich
und zogen gegen Jerusalem.
6 Doch kaum erblickten sie die Stadt, blieben sie erschrocken stehen;
in panischer Angst ergriffen sie die Flucht.
7 Ja, sie zitterten am ganzen Leib –
wie eine Frau, die in den Wehen liegt.
8 Wie stolze Schiffe[b], die im Sturm zerschellen,
so hast du sie vernichtet.
9 Das alles haben wir früher nur gehört, doch nun erleben wir es selbst:
Gott ist der allmächtige Herr,
an Jerusalem sehen wir seine Größe.
Durch ihn wird die Stadt auf ewig bestehen.
10 In deinem Tempel, o Gott,
denken wir über deine Güte nach.
11 In jedem Land kennt man deinen Namen,
dein Ruhm reicht bis ans Ende der Welt.
Du sorgst für Recht und Gerechtigkeit,
12 darum herrscht Freude auf dem Berg Zion.
Ja, was du beschließt, das ist gerecht,
darum jubelt man dir in den Städten Judas zu.
13 Wandert um den Berg Zion,
geht rings um die Stadt und zählt ihre Festungstürme!
14 Bestaunt die unbezwingbaren Mauern und Paläste!
Dann könnt ihr der nächsten Generation erzählen:
15 »So ist Gott! Er ist unser Herr für immer und ewig;
allezeit wird er uns führen[c]!«
Footnotes
- 48,3 Oder: Der Berg Zion, die Höhenzüge des Berges Zafon. – Der Zafon galt in der kanaanitischen Mythologie als heiliger Ort, an dem sich die Götter versammelten. Somit würde der Zion hier als der wahre »Götterberg« gepriesen werden.
- 48,8 Wörtlich: Tarsis-Schiffe. – So wurden große Handelsschiffe bezeichnet, die in der Lage waren, die weite Strecke bis nach Tarsis (im heutigen Spanien) zu segeln.
- 48,15 So nach vielen hebräischen Handschriften und der griechischen Übersetzung. Der hebräische Text lautet: bis zum Tode wird er uns führen.
Psalm 48
King James Version
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.
Psalm 48
New International Version
Psalm 48
New International Version
Psalm 48[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.
1 Great is the Lord,(A) and most worthy of praise,(B)
in the city of our God,(C) his holy mountain.(D)
2 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)
3 God is in her citadels;(I)
he has shown himself to be her fortress.(J)
4 When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,(K)
5 they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.(L)
6 Trembling seized(M) them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(N)
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish(O)
shattered by an east wind.(P)
8 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)
9 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
- Psalm 48:1 In Hebrew texts 48:1-14 is numbered 48:2-15.
- Psalm 48:2 Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
- Psalm 48:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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