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- 1 A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
- 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.
- 3 God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
- 4 For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.
- 5 They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.
- 6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.
- 7 With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.
- 8 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
- 9 We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.
- 10 As is your name, 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. Number its towers.
- 13 Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.
- 14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.