Parallel Chapters Broken Bondage
(2 Kings 18:13-16; 2 Chronicles 32:1-8; Psalm 46:1-11; Psalm 47:1-9) | 1A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. | 1Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, | 1A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. | 1A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. | 1A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. The LORD is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, |
| 2Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King. | 2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. | 2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. | 2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. | 2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion on the slopes of the north is the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress. | 3Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. | 3God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. | 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge. | 3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels. |
| 4When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, | 4For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. | 4For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together. | 4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. | 4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together. |
| 5they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. | 5They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. | 5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. | 5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. | 6Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor. | 6Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. | 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. | 6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor, |
| 7You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind. | 7By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish. | 7With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. | 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. | 7as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. |
| 8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. | 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah | 8As 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. Selah. | 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. | 8Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah |
| 9Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. | 9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. | 9We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. | 9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. | 9God, within Your temple, we contemplate Your faithful love. |
| 10Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. | 10As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. | 10As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. | 10Your name, God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with justice. |
| 11Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. | 11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments! | 11Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. | 11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. | 11Mount Zion is glad. The towns of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments. |
| 12Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, | 12Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, | 12Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; | 12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. | 12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, |
| 13consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. | 13consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation | 13Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation. | 13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. | 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:" |
| 14For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. | 14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. | 14For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. | 14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. | 14This God, our God forever and ever-- He will always lead us." |
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