1 שִׁיר מִזְמֹור לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח׃
2 גָּדֹול יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַר־קָדְשֹׁו׃
3 יְפֵה נֹוף מְשֹׂושׂ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הַר־צִיֹּון יַרְכְּתֵי צָפֹון קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב׃
4 אֱלֹהִים בְּאַרְמְנֹותֶיהָ נֹודַע לְמִשְׂגָּב׃
5 כִּי־הִנֵּה הַמְּלָכִים נֹועֲדוּ עָבְרוּ יַחְדָּו׃
6 הֵמָּה רָאוּ כֵּן תָּמָהוּ נִבְהֲלוּ נֶחְפָּזוּ׃
7 רְעָדָה אֲחָזָתַם שָׁם חִיל כַּיֹּולֵדָה׃
8 בְּרוּחַ קָדִים תְּשַׁבֵּר אֳנִיֹּות תַּרְשִׁישׁ׃
9 כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ ׀ כֵּן רָאִינוּ בְּעִיר־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֱלֹהִים יְכֹונְנֶהָ עַד־עֹולָם סֶלָה׃
10 דִּמִּינוּ אֱלֹהִים חַסְדֶּךָ בְּקֶרֶב הֵיכָלֶךָ׃
11 כְּשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ עַל־קַצְוֵי־אֶרֶץ צֶדֶק מָלְאָה יְמִינֶךָ׃
12 יִשְׂמַח ׀ הַר־צִיֹּון תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנֹות יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ׃
13 סֹבּוּ צִיֹּון וְהַקִּיפוּהָ סִפְרוּ מִגְדָּלֶיהָ׃
14 שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם ׀ לְחֵילָה פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנֹותֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדֹור אַחֲרֹון׃
15 כִּי זֶה ׀ אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵינוּ עֹולָם וָעֶד הוּא יְנַהֲגֵנוּ עַל־מוּת׃
1 A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
2 \48:1\Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.
3 \48:2\Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.
4 \48:3\In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.
5 \48:4\For see! the kings came together by agreement, they were joined together.
6 \48:5\They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.
7 \48:6\Shaking came on them and pain, as on a woman in childbirth.
8 \48:7\By you the ships of Tarshish are broken as by an east wind.
9 \48:8\As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah.)
10 \48:9\Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.
11 \48:10\As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.
12 \48:11\Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.
13 \48:12\Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.
14 \48:13\Take note of its strong walls, looking well at its fair buildings; so that you may give word of it to the generation which comes after.
15 \48:14\Because this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide.