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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 48

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KJV: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Geneva: A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Great is the Lorde, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.

KJV: Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Geneva: Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.

KJV: God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

Geneva: In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.

KJV: For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

Geneva: For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.

KJV: They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

Geneva: When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.

KJV: Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

Geneva: Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.

KJV: Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

Geneva: As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.

KJV: As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Geneva: As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer. Selah.

KJV: We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

Geneva: We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.

KJV: According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Geneva: O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.

KJV: Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Geneva: Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.

KJV: Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Geneva: Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.

KJV: Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

Geneva: Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.

KJV: For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Geneva: For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.

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