| 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 her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense. |
| 4 | For lo, 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, anguish as of a woman in travail. |
| 7 | By the east wind thou didst shatter 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 for ever. [Selah] |
| 9 | We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God, in the midst of thy temple. |
| 10 | As thy name, O God, so thy praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Thy right hand is filled with victory; |
| 11 | let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of thy judgments! |
| 12 | Walk about Zion, go round about her, number her towers, |
| 13 | consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels; that you may tell the next generation |
| 14 | that this is God, our God for ever and ever. He will be our guide for ever. |