1 En Sang. Salme af Kora-Sønnerne (48:2) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.

1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

2 (48:3) Smukt løfter sig hans hellige Bjerg, al Jordens Fryd, Zions Bjerg i det højeste Nord, den store Konges By.

2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,Is Mount Zion in the far north,The city of the great King.

3 (48:4) Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.

3 God, in her palaces,Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

4 (48:5) Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;

4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,They passed by together.

5 (48:6) de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,

5 They saw it, then they were amazed;They were terrified, they fled in alarm.

6 (48:7) af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.

6 Panic seized them there,Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth.

7 (48:8) Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.

7 With the east windYou break the ships of Tarshish.

8 (48:9) Som vi havde hørt det, så vi det selv i Hærskarers HERREs By, i vor Guds By; til evig Tid lader Gud den stå. - Sela.

8 As we have heard, so have we seenIn the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God;God will establish her forever. Selah.

9 (48:10) I din Helligdom tænker vi, Gud, på din Miskundhed;

9 We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God,In the midst of Your temple.

10 (48:11) som dit Navn så lyder din Pris til Jordens Grænser. Din højre er fuld af Retfærd,

10 As is Your name, O God,So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11 (48:12) Zions Bjerg fryder sig, Judas Døtre jubler over dine Domme.

11 Let Mount Zion be glad,Let the daughters of Judah rejoiceBecause of Your judgments.

12 (48:13) Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,

12 Walk about Zion and go around her;Count her towers;

13 (48:14) læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der

13 Consider her ramparts;Go through her palaces,That you may tell it to the next generation.

14 (48:15) kommer: Sådan er Gud, vor Gud for evigt og altid, han skal lede os. 

14 For such is God,Our God forever and ever;He will guide us until death.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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