A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.

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 made himself known as a fortress.

⁴ For behold, 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 labor.
⁷ By the east wind you shattered
   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 will establish forever. Selah

⁹ We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
   in the midst of your temple.
¹⁰ As your name, O God,
   so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
   ¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
   because of your judgments!

¹² Walk about Zion, go around 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 forever and ever.
   He will guide us forever.