Broken Bondage 1 Brenton Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. BSB BSB: A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
2 Brenton The city of the great King is well planted on the mountains of Sion, with the joy of the whole earth, on the sides of the north. BSB BSB: Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
3 Brenton God is known in her palaces, when he undertakes to help her. BSB BSB: God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
4 Brenton For, behold, the kings of the earth were assembled, they came together. BSB BSB: For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
5 Brenton They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved. BSB BSB: They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6 Brenton Trembling took hold on them: there were the pangs as of a woman in travail. BSB BSB: Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
7 Brenton Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind. BSB BSB: With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
8 Brenton As we have heard, so have we also seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God has founded it for ever. Pause. BSB BSB: 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 her forever. Selah
9 Brenton We have thought of thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy people. BSB BSB: Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
10 Brenton According to thy name, O God, so is also thy praise to the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. BSB BSB: Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Brenton Let mount Sion rejoice, let the daughters of Judæa exult, because of thy judgments, O Lord. BSB BSB: Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
12 Brenton Go round about Sion, and encompass her: tell ye her towers. BSB BSB: March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
13 Brenton Mark ye well her strength, and observe her palaces; that ye may tell the next generation. BSB BSB: consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
14 Brenton For this is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide for evermore. BSB BSB: For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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