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| 1Great is the LORD! For he is to be praised greatly, even in the city of our God, his holy mountain. | 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. |
| 2Beautifully situated, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion towards the north, the city of the great King. | 2Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King. |
| 3Within her citadels God is known as a place of refuge. | 3God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress. |
| 4Behold, when the kings assembled together, when they traveled together, | 4When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, |
| 5they looked and were awestruck; they became afraid and ran away. | 5they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, pains like those of a woman in labor, | 6Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. |
| 7as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish. | 7You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind. |
| 8Just as we have heard, so have we seen; in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies— even in the city of our God— God will establish her forever. Interlude | 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. |
| 9God, we have meditated on your gracious love in the midst of your Temple. | 9Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. |
| 10God, according to your name, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. | 10Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. |
| 11Mount Zion will be glad; the towns of Judah will rejoice because of your judgments. | 11Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. |
| 12March around Zion; encircle her; count her towers. | 12Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, |
| 13Take note of her ramparts; investigate her citadels; that you may speak about them to the next generation. | 13consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. |
| 14For this God is 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 to the end. |
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