Broken Bondage 1 CPDV A Canticle Psalm. To the sons of Korah, on the second Sabbath. The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy, in the city of our God, on 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 CPDV Mount Zion is being founded with the exultation of the whole earth, on the north side, the city of the great king. 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 CPDV In her houses, God will be known, since he will support her. BSB BSB: God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
4 CPDV For behold, the kings of the earth have been gathered together; they have convened as one. BSB BSB: For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
5 CPDV Such did they see, and they were astonished: they were disturbed, they were moved. BSB BSB: They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6 CPDV Trembling took hold of them. In that place, their pains were that of a woman in labor. BSB BSB: Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
7 CPDV With a vehement spirit, you will crush the ships of Tarshish. BSB BSB: With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
8 CPDV As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God. God has founded it in eternity. 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 CPDV We have received your mercy, O God, in the midst of your temple. BSB BSB: Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
10 CPDV According to your name, O God, so does your praise reach to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of justice. BSB BSB: Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
11 CPDV Let mount Zion rejoice, and let the daughters of Judah exult, because of your judgments, O Lord. BSB BSB: Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
12 CPDV Encircle Zion and embrace her. Discourse in her towers. BSB BSB: March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
13 CPDV Set your hearts on her virtue. And distribute her houses, so that you may discourse of it in another generation. BSB BSB: consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
14 CPDV For this is God, our God, in eternity and forever and ever. He will rule us forever. BSB BSB: For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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