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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,
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1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
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2 beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
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2 It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
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3 Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.
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3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
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4 For lo, the kings assembled, they came on together.
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4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
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5 As soon as they saw it, they were astounded, they were in panic, they took to flight;
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5 they saw [her] and were astounded; they fled in terror.
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6 trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in travail.
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6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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7 By the east wind thou didst shatter the ships of Tarshish.
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7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.
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8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God establishes for ever. [Selah]
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8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. "Selah"
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9 We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
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9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
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10 As thy name, O God, so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is filled with victory;
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10 Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
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11 let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments!
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11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
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12 Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers,
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12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
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13 consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation
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13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
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14 that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide for ever.
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14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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