Psalms 48
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Psalms 48

The Beauty and Glory of Zion.

A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1Greatגָּ֘ד֤וֹלga.DolH1419is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966to be praisedוּמְהֻלָּ֣לu.me.hu.LalH1984, In thecityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, Hisholyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.
2Beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303in elevationנוֹף֮nOfH5131,the joyמְשׂ֪וֹשׂme.SosH4885of the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Is MountH2022Zionצִ֭יּוֹןTzi.yonH6726inthe farיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828, Thecityקִ֝רְיַ֗תkir.YatH7151of the greatרָֽב׃RavH7227Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.
3Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,in her palacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,Has made Himself knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045as astrongholdלְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃le.mis.GavH4869.
4For, loהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thekingsהַ֭מְּלָכִיםHa.me.la.khimH4428assembledנֽוֹעֲד֑וּno.'a.DuH3259themselves,They passedעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674by togetherH3164.
5They sawרָ֭אוּRa.'uH7200it,thenכֵּ֣ןkenH3651they were amazedתָּמָ֑הוּta.Ma.huH8539; They wereterrifiedנִבְהֲל֥וּniv.ha.LuH926, theyfledH2648in alarmH2648.
6Panicרְ֭עָדָהRe.'a.dahH7461seizedאֲחָזָ֣תַם'a.cha.Za.tamH270them thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,Anguishחִ֝֗ילChilH2427, as ofa woman in childbirthכַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃kai.yo.Le.dahH3205.
7With theeastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921windבְּר֥וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307Youbreakתְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗רte.sha.BerH7665theshipsאֳנִיּ֥וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.ShishH8659.
8As we have heardשָׁמַ֨עְנוּ׀sha.Ma'.nuH8085,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651have we seenרָאִ֗ינוּra.'I.nuH7200In the cityבְּעִיר־be.'ir-H5892of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְ֭בָאוֹתTze.va.'otH6635,in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;Godאֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430willestablishיְכוֹנְנֶ֖הָye.kho.Ne.haH3559her foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֣ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
9We have thoughtדִּמִּ֣ינוּdi.Mi.nuH1819onYour lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,O GodH430,In the midstבְּ֝קֶ֗רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of Your templeהֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃hei.kha.Le.khaH1964.
10As is Yournameכְּשִׁמְךָ֤ke.shim.KhaH8034,O GodH430,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651is Yourpraiseתְּ֭הִלָּתְךָTe.hi.la.te.khaH8416to the endsקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776; Yourrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225is fullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390of righteousnessצֶ֝֗דֶקTze.dekH6664.
11Let Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726be gladיִשְׂמַ֤ח׀yis.MachH8055, Let thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063rejoiceתָּ֭גֵלְנָהTa.ge.le.nahH1523Becauseלְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.
12WalkH5437aboutH5437ZionH6726and goוְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָve.ha.ki.Fu.haH5362aroundH5362her;Countסִ֝פְר֗וּsif.RuH5608hertowersמִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃mig.da.Lei.haH4026;
13Considerשִׁ֤יתוּ לִבְּכֶ֨ם׀Shi.tu li.be.KhemH7896H3820herrampartsH2426;GoH6448throughH6448her palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759, That you maytellH5608itto the nextאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314generationלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755.
14Forsuchזֶ֨ה׀zehH2088is Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,Our Godאֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ'E.lo.hei.nuH430foreverעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703; He willguideיְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּye.na.ha.Ge.nuH5090usuntilעַל־'al-H5921deathH4192.

Commentaries on Psalms 48

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