[1] 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] Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. [3] God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. [4] For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. [5] They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. [6] Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. [7] With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. [8] 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] Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. [10] Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. [11] Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments. [12] March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, [13] consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. [14] For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
