1 A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God -- His holy hill.

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

2 B eautiful elevation, A joy of all the land, Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a 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 in her high places is known for a tower.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

4 F or, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

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

5 T hey have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

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

6 T rembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

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

7 B y an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

8 A s we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her -- to the age. 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 for ever. Selah.

9 W e have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

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

10 A s Thy name, O God, so Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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

11 R ejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

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

12 C ompass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

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

13 S et your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

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

14 T hat this God our God -- To the age and for ever, He -- he doth lead us over death!

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