Context at a Glance
Author:Traditional Attribution
Topic:psalms Chapter 48 Study
This chapter provides a foundational look at the theological themes of psalms, analyzed across multiple historic translations for maximum scholarly depth.
Psalms 48
Bishops' Bible
1A song, the psalme of the children of Corach. Great is God, and hyghly to be praysed: in the citie of our Lorde, his holy hyll.
2The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation, and the ioy of the whole earth: vpon the north syde lyeth the citie of the great king.
3God is well knowen in her palaces: as a most sure refuge.
4For lo kinges did assemble, and passe by together:
5they them selues sawe it, lykewyse they marueyled, they were astonyed with feare, and sodenly in haste they were gone away.
6A feare came there vpon them and sorowe: as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle.
7Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea: through the east wynde.
8Lyke as we haue hearde, so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes: in the citie of our Lorde, God vpholdeth the same for euer. Selah.
9O Lorde we haue wayted: for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple.
10O Lorde, accordyng to thy name, so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende: thy ryght hande is full of iustice.
11Mount Sion shall reioyce, and the daughters of Iuda shalbe glad: because of thy iudgementes.
12Compasse about Sion, and go rounde about her: and tell the towres therof.
13Marke well her bulwarkes, beholde her hygh palaces: that ye may tell it to your posteritie.
14For this God is our God for euer and euer: he wyll be our guide vnto death.