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Zion, the City of Our God
A 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,
A 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,
beautiful in elevation,
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
has made himself known as a fortress.
God is in her citadels;
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
For behold, the kings assembled;
they came on together.
they came on together.
When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,
when they advanced together,
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
they were in panic; they took to flight.
they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
they fled in terror.
Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish as of a woman in labor.
anguish as of a woman in labor.
Trembling seized them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
pain like that of a woman in labor.
By the east wind you shattered
the ships of Tarshish.
the ships of Tarshish.
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
shattered by an east wind.
shattered by an east wind.
As 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
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
which God will establish forever. Selah
We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
in the midst of your temple.
Within your temple, O God,
we meditate on your unfailing love.
we meditate on your unfailing love.
As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Like your name, O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
number her towers,
Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,
count her towers,
consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
consider well her ramparts,
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.