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Zion, the City of Our God
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God!
His holy mountain,
A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in the city of our God!
His holy mountain,
Broken Bondage
{A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
{A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
beautiful in elevation,
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
the city of the great King.
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.
has made himself known as a fortress.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
For behold, the kings assembled;
they came on together.
they came on together.
For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
they were in panic; they took to flight.
they were in panic; they took to flight.
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
Trembling took hold of them there,
anguish as of a woman in labor.
anguish as of a woman in labor.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
By the east wind you shattered
the ships of Tarshish.
the ships of Tarshish.
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
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
in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
which God will establish forever. Selah
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
in the midst of your temple.
We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
As your name, O God,
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments!
Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
number her towers,
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
consider well her ramparts,
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.