Psalms 48 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1שִׁ֥יר מִ֝זְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃
shir mizmor livne-korach
A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
2גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד בְּעִ֥יר אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַר־קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
gadol ADONAI umehullal me'od be'ir elohenu har-kadsho
Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain,
3יְפֵ֥ה נוֹף֮ מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ כָּל־הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ הַר־צִ֭יּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֑וֹן קִ֝רְיַ֗ת מֶ֣לֶךְ רָֽב׃
yefe nof mesos kal-ha'aretz har-tziyyon yarkete tzafon kiryat melekh rav
Fair in situation, the joy of the whole earth; Even mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, The city of the great King.
4אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ נוֹדַ֥ע לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃
elohim be'armenoteha noda' lemisgav
God in her palaces Hath made Himself known for a stronghold.
5כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה הַ֭מְּלָכִים נֽוֹעֲד֑וּ עָבְר֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃
ki-hinne hammelakhim no'adu avru yachdav
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They came onward together.
6הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ כֵּ֣ן תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃
hemma rau ken tamahu nivhalu nechpazu
They saw, straightway they were amazed; They were affrighted, they hasted away.
7רְ֭עָדָה אֲחָזָ֣תַם שָׁ֑ם חִ֝֗יל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃
re'ada achazatam sham chil kayyoleda
Trembling took hold of them there, Pangs, as of a woman in travail.
8בְּר֥וּחַ קָדִ֑ים תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר אֳנִיּ֥וֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃
beruach kadim teshabber oniyyot tarshish
With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.
9כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ ׀ כֵּ֤ן רָאִ֗ינוּ בְּעִיר־יְהוָ֣ה צְ֭בָאוֹת בְּעִ֣יר אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ אֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים יְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָ עַד־עוֹלָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃
ka'asher shama'nu ken ra'inu be'ir-ADONAI tzevaot be'ir elohenu elohim yekhonneha ad-olam sela
As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God— God establish it for ever. Selah
10דִּמִּ֣ינוּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ בְּ֝קֶ֗רֶב הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃
dimminu elohim chasdekha bekerev hekhalekha
We have thought on Thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Thy temple.
11כְּשִׁמְךָ֤ אֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן תְּ֭הִלָּתְךָ עַל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ צֶ֝֗דֶק מָלְאָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
keshimkha elohim ken tehillatkha al-katzve-eretz tzedek mal'a yeminekha
As is Thy name, O God, So is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
12יִשְׂמַ֤ח ׀ הַר־צִיּ֗וֹן תָּ֭גֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃
yismach har-tziyyon tagelna benot yehuda lema'an mishpatekha
Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of Thy judgments.
13סֹ֣בּוּ צִ֭יּוֹן וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ סִ֝פְר֗וּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃
sobbu tziyyon vehakkifuha sifru migdaleha
Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Count the towers thereof.
14שִׁ֤יתוּ לִבְּכֶ֨ם ׀ לְֽחֵילָ֗ה פַּסְּג֥וּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֥עַן תְּ֝סַפְּר֗וּ לְד֣וֹר אַחֲרֽוֹן׃
shitu libbekhem lechela passegu armenoteha lema'an tesapperu ledor acharon
Mark ye well her ramparts, Traverse her palaces; That ye may tell it to the generation following. .
15כִּ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד ה֖וּא יְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּ עַל־מֽוּת׃
ki ze elohim elohenu olam va'ed hu yenahagenu al-mut
For such is God, our God, for ever and ever; He will guide us eternally.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.