Psalm 48
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MAGNUS DOMINUS.
1 Great is the Lord, and | highly • to be | praised ||
in the city of our God, | even up•on his | holy | hill. ||
2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the | joy of the • whole | earth ||
upon the northside lieth the city of the great King; * God is well known in her | 3 palaces | as a • sure | refuge. ||
3 For lo, the kings of the earth are gathered, and gone | by to- | gether. ||
4 They marvelled to see such things: * they were as- | tonished, • and | suddenly • cast | down. ||
5 Fear came there up- | on them, • and | sorrow ||
as upon a | woman | in her | travail. ||
*§ 6 Thou shalt | break the | ships ||
Or, 6 Thou shalt break the | ships • of the | sea ||
3 through | — the | east | wind. ||
of the | sea | through the • east | wind. ||
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 up- | 3 holdeth the | same for | ever. ||
*§ 8 We wait for thy | loving- | kindness, ||
Or, 8 We wait for thy loving- | 3 kindness, O | God, ||
in the | midst | of thy | temple. ||
O | God, • in the | 3 midst of thy | temple. ||
9 O God, according to thy Name, so is thy | praise un•to the | world's end ||
thy 3 right | hand is | full of | righteous•ness. ||
10 Let the mount | 3 Sion re- | joice, ||
and the daughter of Judah be | glad be- | 3 cause of thy | judgements. ||
*§ 11 Walk about | Sion, • and | go ||
Or, 11 Walk about Sion, and 3 go | round a- | bout her; ||
and | tell the | towers • there- | of. ||
round a- | bout her; * and | tell the | towers there•of. ||
12 Mark well her bulwarks, set | up her | houses ||
that 3 ye | may tell | 3 them that come | after. ||
13 For this God is our God for | 3 ever and | ever ||
he shall | be our | guide • unto | death. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
