1 T he Lord is great and should be given much praise, in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

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

2 M ount Zion in the far north is beautiful and high, the joy of the whole earth, the city of the great King.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3 G od has made Himself known as a safe place in that city.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 F or, see, the kings gathered themselves and went up together.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

5 T hey saw it, then they were surprised and afraid. And they ran away fast in fear.

They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

6 T hey began shaking there. And they suffered pain like a woman giving birth.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

7 Y ou wreck the ships of Tarshish with the east wind.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 A s we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord of All, in the city of our God. God will make her last forever.

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 for ever. Selah.

9 O God, we have thought about Your loving-kindness within Your holy house.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10 L ike Your name, O God, Your praise is heard to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of what is right and good.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

11 L et Mount Zion be glad! Let the people of Judah be full of joy because You are right in how You judge.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12 W alk in Zion, and go around her. See how many towers she has.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

13 G ive thought to her walls. Go through her beautiful houses where kings live. And tell about it to the children-to-come.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

14 T his is God, our God forever and ever. He will show us the way until death.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.