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Psalms

Chapter 48
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֥yr mi֝zemor libeney-qoֽrach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

שִׁ֥יר מִ֝זְמוֹר לִבְנֵי־קֹֽרַח׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּa֘d֤ol yehva֣h umehulּa֣l me'o֑d bּe'i֥yr 'e֝lohe֗ynu har-qadeshshֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the heights of the north, the city of the Great King.

גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד בְּעִ֥יר אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַר־קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yepe֥h nop֮ meshs֪oshs kּal-ha֫'a֥retz har-tzi֭yּon yarekּete֣y tzap֑on qi֝reya֗t me֣leke raֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.

יְפֵ֥ה נוֹף֮ מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ כָּל־הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ הַר־צִ֭יּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵ֣י צָפ֑וֹן קִ֝רְיַ֗ת מֶ֣לֶךְ רָֽב׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): elohi֥ym bּe'aremenote֗yha noda֥ lemishsegּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the kings assembled, they advanced together;

אֱלֹהִ֥ים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ נוֹדַ֥ע לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-hinּe֣h ha֭mּelakiym nֽo'ad֑u 'aber֥u yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה הַ֭מְּלָכִים נֽוֹעֲד֑וּ עָבְר֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣mּah ra֭'u kּe֣n tּama֑hu nibehal֥u nechepּaֽzu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labour.

הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ כֵּ֣ן תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): re֭'adah 'achaza֣tam shsha֑m chi֝֗yl kּayּoleֽdah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.

רְ֭עָדָה אֲחָזָ֣תַם שָׁ֑ם חִ֝֗יל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּer֥ucha qadi֑ym tּe֝shshabּe֗r 'oniyּ֥ot tּareshshiֽyshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure for ever. Selah.

בְּר֥וּחַ קָדִ֑ים תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר אֳנִיּ֥וֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֤r shshama֨'enu ׀ kּe֤n ra'i֗ynu bּe'iyr-yehva֣h tze֭ba'ot bּe'i֣yr 'elohe֑ynu 'elo֘hi֤ym yekonene֖ha 'ad-'ola֣m seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ ׀ כֵּ֤ן רָאִ֗ינוּ בְּעִיר־יְהוָ֣ה צְ֭בָאוֹת בְּעִ֣יר אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ אֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים יְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָ עַד־עוֹלָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּimּi֣ynu 'elohi֣ym chasedּe֑ka bּe֝qe֗reb heykaleֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.

דִּמִּ֣ינוּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ בְּ֝קֶ֗רֶב הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּeshshimeka֤ 'elohi֗ym kּe֣n tּe֭hilּateka 'al-qatzevey-'e֑retz tze֝֗deq male'a֥h yemiyneֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your righteous judgements.

כְּשִׁמְךָ֤ אֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן תְּ֭הִלָּתְךָ עַל־קַצְוֵי־אֶ֑רֶץ צֶ֝֗דֶק מָלְאָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishsema֤ch ׀ har-tziyּ֗on tּa֭gelenah bּen֣ot yehuda֑h le֝ma֗'an mishshepּateֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,

יִשְׂמַ֤ח ׀ הַר־צִיּ֗וֹן תָּ֭גֵלְנָה בְּנ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): so֣bּu tzi֭yּon vehaqּiyp֑uha si֝per֗u migedּaleֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.

סֹ֣בּוּ צִ֭יּוֹן וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ סִ֝פְר֗וּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֤ytu libּeke֨m ׀ leֽcheyla֗h pּasּeg֥u 'aremenote֑yha lema֥'an tּe֝sapּer֗u led֣or 'acharֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.

שִׁ֤יתוּ לִבְּכֶ֨ם ׀ לְֽחֵילָ֗ה פַּסְּג֥וּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֥עַן תְּ֝סַפְּר֗וּ לְד֣וֹר אַחֲרֽוֹן׃

15

כִּ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד ה֖וּא יְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּ עַל־מֽוּת׃