King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
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The Lord is great and is to be highly praised in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
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Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful; the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
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God has shown that there is safety with him inside the fortresses of the city.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
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The kings gathered together and came to attack Mount Zion.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
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But when they saw it, they were amazed; they were afraid and ran away.
6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
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There they were seized with fear and anguish, like a woman about to bear a child,
7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
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like ships tossing in a furious storm.
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 it for ever. Selah.
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We have heard what God has done, and now we have seen it in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty; he will keep the city safe forever.
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
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Inside your Temple, O God, we think of your constant love.
10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
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You are praised by people everywhere, and your fame extends over all the earth. You rule with justice;
11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
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let the people of Zion be glad! You give right judgments; let there be joy in the cities of Judah!
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
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People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers;
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
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take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses, so that you may tell the next generation:
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
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"This God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us for all time to come."
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.