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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!
The Glory of God in Zion
A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
In the city of our God,
In 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,
In His holy mountain.
God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
revealing himself as its defender.
revealing himself as its defender.
God is in her palaces;
He is known as her refuge.
He is known as her refuge.
The kings of the earth joined forces
and advanced against the city.
and advanced against the city.
For behold, the kings assembled,
They passed by together.
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 it, and so they marveled;
They were troubled, they hastened away.
They were troubled, they hastened away.
They were gripped with terror
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
Fear took hold of them there,
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs,
You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish
shattered by a powerful east wind.
shattered by a powerful east wind.
As when You break the ships of Tarshish
With an east wind.
With an east wind.
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.
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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.
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As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will establish it forever. Selah
So we have seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will establish it forever. 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, on Your lovingkindness,
In the midst of Your temple.
In the midst of Your 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 Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your 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 Your judgments.
Let the daughters of Judah be glad,
Because of Your judgments.
Walk about Zion,
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
And go all around her.
Count her towers;
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 well her bulwarks;
Consider her palaces;
That you may tell it to the generation following.
Consider her palaces;
That you may tell it to the generation following.