1 GLT Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised, 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 GLT Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, 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 GLT God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge. BSB BSB: God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
4 GLT For, see, the kings assembled themselves; they passed by together. BSB BSB: For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
5 GLT They saw it, then they were amazed; they were dismayed, and they hurried away. BSB BSB: They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
6 GLT Trembling took hold of them there, pain as when a woman is in labor. BSB BSB: Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
7 GLT With the east wind you break the ships of Tarshish. BSB BSB: With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.
8 GLT As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah 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 GLT We have thought about your covenant faithfulness, God, in the middle of your temple. BSB BSB: Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
10 GLT As your name is, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your 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 GLT Let Mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your righteous decrees. BSB BSB: Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
12 GLT Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; count her towers, BSB BSB: March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
13 GLT notice well her walls, and look at her palaces so that you may tell it to the next generation. BSB BSB: consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
14 GLT For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide to death. BSB BSB: For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
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