1 G reat is the Lord, and highly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,

2 F air and beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth— Mount Zion, to the northern side, the city of the Great King!

3 G od has made Himself known in her palaces as a Refuge (a High Tower and a Stronghold).

4 F or, behold, the kings assembled, they came onward and they passed away together.

5 T hey looked, they were amazed; they were stricken with terror and took to flight.

6 T rembling took hold of them there, and pain as of a woman in childbirth.

7 W ith the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish.

8 A s 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 forever. Selah!

9 W e have thought of Your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of Your temple.

10 A s is Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness (rightness and justice).

11 L et Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments!

12 W alk about Zion, and go round about her, number her towers (her lofty and noble deeds of past days),

13 C onsider well her ramparts, go through her palaces and citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

14 F or this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide until death.