Psalm 48:2

Compared across 27 translations

English

Fair and beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the earth,Is Mount Zion [the City of David] in the far north,The city of the great King.

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.

NASB

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,Is Mount Zion in the far north,The city of the great King.

NIRV

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.

NIV

Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth,like the heights of Zaphon[b] is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

NIVUK

Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth,like the heights of Zaphon[b] is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

NLT

It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it!Mount Zion, the holy mountain,[a] is the city of the great King!

Arabic

NAV

جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ جَمِيلٌ فِي شُمُوخِهِ، (هُوَ) فَرَحُ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى أَقَاصِي الشَّمَالِ. هُوَ مَدِينَةُ الْمَلِكِ الْعَظِيمِ.

Danish

BPH

Herren er stor og værdig til al ære, vi priser ham i den by, han har valgt.

German

HOF

Groß ist der Herr! Lobt ihn in Jerusalem, der Stadt unseres Gottes, auf seinem heiligen Berg!

French

BDS

Oui, l’Eternel est grand ! |Il est bien digne de louangesdans la cité de notre Dieu, |sur sa montagne sainte.

Hiligaynon

HLGN

Matahom ang kataason sini kag nagahatag sang kalipay sa bug-os nga kalibutan.Ining balaan[b] nga Bukid sang Zion amo ang siyudad sang Gamhanan nga Hari.

Japanese

JLB

なんと栄光に満ちた光景でしょう。都の北に、ひときわ高くそびえ立つシオンの山をごらんなさい。そこは偉大な王の住まいで、世界中の喜びの源泉です。

Korean

KLB

위대한 왕의 성,북방에 있는 시온산은그 터가 높고 아름다워온 세계에 기쁨을 주는구나.

HTB

De Here is groot en alle lof komt Hem toein de stad van God op zijn heilige berg.

Portuguese

NVI-PT

Seu santo monte, belo e majestoso, é a alegria de toda a terra.Como as alturas do Zafom[a] é o monte Sião,a cidade do grande Rei.

É um lugar muito belo!Vejam o monte Sião erguendo-se a norte da cidade!É a alegria de toda a Terra!É a morada do grande Rei!