| 1 | Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, |
| 2 | beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. |
| 3 | Within its citadels God has shown himself a sure defense. |
| 4 | Then the kings assembled, they came on together. |
| 5 | As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight; |
| 6 | trembling took hold of them there, pains as of a woman in labor, |
| 7 | as when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish. |
| 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 forever. Selah |
| 9 | We ponder your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. |
| 10 | Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with victory. |
| 11 | Let Mount Zion be glad, let the towns of Judah rejoice because of your judgments. |
| 12 | Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, |
| 13 | consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation |
| 14 | that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will be our guide forever. |