1 ¶ Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

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

2 B eautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Fair 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 is known in her palaces for a refuge.

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

4 F or, behold, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

For, behold, the kings assembled, they came onward and they passed away together.

5 T hey saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled and hasted away.

They looked, they were amazed; they were stricken with terror and took to flight.

6 F ear took hold upon them there and pain as of a woman in travail.

Trembling took hold of them there, and pain as of a woman in childbirth.

7 T hou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

With the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish.

8 ¶ As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of the hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever. Selah.

As 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 conceived according to thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

We have thought of Your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of Your temple.

10 A ccording to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousness.

As 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 rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgments.

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

12 W alk about Zion and go round about her; tell the towers thereof.

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

13 M ark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces that ye may tell it to the generation following.

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

14 F or this God is our God eternally and for ever; he will be our guide even unto death.

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide until death.