A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. ¹ Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain. ² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The city of the great King. ³ God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a stronghold. ⁴ For, lo, the kings assembled themselves,
They passed by together. ⁵ They saw it, then they were amazed;
They were terrified, they fled in alarm. ⁶ Panic seized them there,
Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. ⁷ With the east wind
You break the ships of Tarshish. ⁸ 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 her forever. Selah. ⁹ We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple. ¹⁰ As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness. ¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad,
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments. ¹² Walk about Zion and go around her;
Count her towers; ¹³ Consider her ramparts;
Go through her palaces,
That you may tell it to the next generation. ¹⁴ For such is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will guide us until death.