A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

• ¹Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,
• in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

• ²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
• is Mount Zion, on the north sides,
• the city of the great King.

• ³God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

• ⁴For, behold, the kings assembled themselves,
• they passed by together.

• ⁵They saw it, then they were amazed.
• They were dismayed.
• They hurried away.

• ⁶Trembling took hold of them there,
• pain, as of a woman in travail.

• ⁷With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

• ⁸As we have heard, so we have seen,
• in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God.

• God will establish it forever.

• Selah.

• ⁹We have thought about your loving kindness, God,
• in the midst of your temple.

• ¹⁰As is your name, God,
• so is your praise to the ends of the earth.
• Your right hand is full of righteousness.

• ¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad!
• Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,
• Because of your judgments.

• ¹²Walk about Zion, and go around her.
• Number its towers.

• ¹³Mark well her bulwarks.
• Consider her palaces,
• that you may tell it to the next generation.

• ¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever.
• He will be our guide even to death.