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Young's Literal Translation YLT
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, by sons of Korah. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God -- His holy hill.
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 [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.
3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
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God in her high places is known for a tower.
4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together,
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For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,
5 they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.
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They have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
6 Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
7 You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind.
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By an east wind Thou shiverest 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 we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her -- to the age. Selah.
9 Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
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We have thought, O God, of Thy 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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As [is] Thy name, O God, so [is] Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.
11 Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments.
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Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers,
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Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,
13 consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation.
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Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
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That this God [is] our God -- To the age and for ever, He -- he doth lead us over death!
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