Psalm 48. Magnus Dominus.

1. GREAT is the Lord, and highly to be praised *
   in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.
2. The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth; *
   upon the north side lieth the city of the great King: God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge.
3. For lo, the kings of the earth *
   were gathered, and gone by together.
4. They marvelled to see such things; *
   they were astonished, and suddenly cast down.
5. Fear came there upon them; and sorrow, *
   as upon a woman in her travail.
6. Thou dost break the ships of the sea *
   through the eastwind.
7. Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; *
   God upholdeth the same for ever.
8. We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God, *
   in the midst of thy temple.
9. O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world's end; *
   thy right hand is full of righteousness.
10. Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, *
    because of thy judgments.
11. Walk about Sion, and go round about her; *
    and tell the towers thereof.
12. Mark well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, *
    that ye may tell them that come after.
13. For this God is our God for ever and ever: *
    he shall be our guide unto death.