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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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{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
2 Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
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Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
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God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.
4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
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For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;
5 they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.
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They saw, -- so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.
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With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.
8 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever.
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As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. Selah.
9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
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We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.
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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According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
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Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
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Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;
13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
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Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
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For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.
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