Psalm 48
Magnus Dominus
1
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; *
in the city of our God is his holy hill.
2
Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill of Zion, *
the very center of the world and the city of the great King.
3
God is in her citadels; *
he is known to be her sure refuge.
4
Behold, the kings of the earth assembled *
and marched forward together.
5
They looked and were astounded; *
they retreated and fled in terror.
6
Trembling seized them there; *
they writhed like a woman in childbirth,
like ships of the sea when the east wind shatters them.
7
As we have heard, so have we seen,
in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; *
God has established her for ever.
8
We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God, *
in the midst of your temple.
9
Your praise, like your Name, O God, reaches to the world’s end; *
your right hand is full of justice.
10
Let Mount Zion be glad
and the cities of Judah rejoice, *
because of your judgments.
11
Make the circuit of Zion;
walk round about her; *
count the number of her towers.
12
Consider well her bulwarks;
examine her strongholds; *
that you may tell those who come after.
13
This God is our God for ever and ever; *
he shall be our guide for evermore.
Psalm 87
Fundamenta ejus
1
On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded; *
the Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
2
Glorious things are spoken of you, *
O city of our God.
3
I count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me; *
behold Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia:
in Zion were they born.
4
Of Zion it shall be said, “Everyone was born in her, *
and the Most High himself shall sustain her.”
5
The Lord will record as he enrolls the peoples, *
“These also were born there.”
6
The singers and the dancers will say, *
“All my fresh springs are in you.”