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A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
How great is the LORD,
how deserving of praise,
in the city of our God,
which sits on his holy mountain!
How great is the LORD,
how deserving of praise,
in the city of our God,
which sits on his holy mountain!
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{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
revealing himself as its defender.
revealing himself as its defender.
God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.
The kings of the earth joined forces
and advanced against the city.
and advanced against the city.
For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
But when they saw it, they were stunned;
they were terrified and ran away.
they were terrified and ran away.
They saw, -- so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
They were gripped with terror
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.
You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish
shattered by a powerful east wind.
shattered by a powerful east wind.
With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.
We had heard of the city’s glory,
but now we have seen it ourselves —
the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
It is the city of our God;
he will make it safe forever.
Interlude
but now we have seen it ourselves —
the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
It is the city of our God;
he will make it safe forever.
Interlude
As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. Selah.
O God, we meditate on your unfailing love
as we worship in your Temple.
as we worship in your Temple.
We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.
As your name deserves, O God,
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
you will be praised to the ends of the earth.
Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.
Let all the towns of Judah be glad
because of your justice.
Let all the towns of Judah be glad
because of your justice.
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;
Take note of the fortified walls,
and tour all the citadels,
that you may describe them
to future generations.
and tour all the citadels,
that you may describe them
to future generations.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.