New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 48:1-8

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.LamH5704 H5769.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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