1 In the city of our God, His holy mountain. | |
2 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, | |
2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. | |
3 God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. | |
4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together. | |
5 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, theya Lit were hurried awayfled in alarm. | |
6 b Lit TremblingPanic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. | |
7 With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. | |
8 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 her forever.c Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interludeSelah. | |
9 We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. | |
10 As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | |
11 Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. | |
12 Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; | |
13 Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation. | |
14 Ford Lit thissuch is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide use Lit upon; some mss and the Gr read foreveruntil death. | |