Psalms 48

Bishops(i) 1 Great is God, and hyghly to be praysed: in the citie of our Lorde, his holy hyll 2 The 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 3 God is well knowen in her palaces: as a most sure refuge 4 (48:4a) For lo kinges did assemble, and passe by together 5 (48:4b) they them selues sawe it, lykewyse they marueyled, they were astonyed with feare, and sodenly in haste they were gone away 6 (48:5) A feare came there vpon them and sorowe: as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle 7 (48:6) Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea: through the east wynde 8 (48:7) Lyke 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 9 (48:8) O Lorde we haue wayted: for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple 10 (48:9) O Lorde, accordyng to thy name, so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende: thy ryght hande is full of iustice 11 (48:10) Mount Sion shall reioyce, and the daughters of Iuda shalbe glad: because of thy iudgementes 12 (48:11) Compasse about Sion, and go rounde about her: and tell the towres therof 13 (48:12) Marke well her bulwarkes, beholde her hygh palaces: that ye may tell it to your posteritie 14 (48:13) For this God is our God for euer and euer: he wyll be our guide vnto death