Psalm 48 | New International Reader’s Version Nuova Riveduta 2006

Psalm 48 | New International Reader’s Version

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.

1 The LORD is great. He is really worthy of praise. Praise him in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 Mount Zion is high and beautiful. It brings joy to everyone on earth. Mount Zion is like the highest parts of Mount Zaphon. It is the city of the Great King. 3 God is there to keep it safe. He has shown himself to be like a fort to the city. 4 Many kings joined forces. They entered Israel together. 5 But when they saw Mount Zion, they were amazed. They ran away in terror. 6 Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth. 7 LORD, you destroyed them like ships of Tarshish that were torn apart by an east wind. 8 What we heard we have also seen. We have seen it in the city of the LORD who rules over all. We have seen it in the city of our God. We have heard and seen that God makes it secure for ever. 9 God, inside your temple we think about your faithful love. 10 God, your fame reaches from one end of the earth to the other. So people praise you from one end of the earth to the other. You use your power to do what is right. 11 Mount Zion is filled with joy. The villages of Judah are glad. That’s because you judge fairly. 12 Walk all around Zion. Count its towers. 13 Think carefully about its outer walls. Just look at how safe it is! Then you can tell its people that God keeps them safe. 14 This God is our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide to the very end.

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Nuova Riveduta 2006

La bellezza di Sion

1 Canto. Salmo dei figli di Core. Grande è il Signore e degno di lode nella città del nostro Dio, sul suo monte santo. 2 Bello si erge, e rallegra tutta la terra, il monte Sion: parte estrema del settentrione, città del gran re. 3 Nei suoi palazzi Dio è conosciuto come fortezza inespugnabile. 4 Quando i re si erano alleati e avanzavano uniti, 5 appena la videro rimasero attoniti; rimasti smarriti, si misero in fuga. 6 Là furono presi da tremore e da doglie come di donna che partorisce, 7 come quando il vento orientale spezza le navi di Tarsis. 8 Quel che avevamo udito l’abbiamo visto nella città del Signore degli eserciti, nella città del nostro Dio. Dio la renderà stabile per sempre. [Pausa] 9 Dentro il tuo tempio, o Dio, noi ricordiamo la tua bontà. 10 Come il tuo nome, o Dio, così la tua lode giunge fino alle estremità della terra; la tua destra è piena di giustizia. 11 Si rallegri il monte Sion, esultino le figlie di Giuda per i tuoi giudizi! 12 Fate il giro di Sion, marciatele attorno, contate le sue torri, 13 osservate le sue mura, considerate i suoi palazzi, perché possiate dire alla generazione futura: 14 «Questo è Dio, il nostro Dio in eterno; egli sarà la nostra guida fino alla morte».