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Thy throne, O God, [is] age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness [Is] the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.

I make mention of Thy name in all generations, Therefore do peoples praise Thee, To the age, and for ever!

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' -- A song. God [is] to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

Jehovah of Hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob. Selah.

Jehovah of hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob! Selah.

For Jehovah Most High [is] fearful, A great king over all the earth.

He doth choose for us our inheritance, The excellency of Jacob that He loves. Selah.

For king of all the earth [is] God, Give praise, O understanding one.

Nobles of peoples have been gathered, [With] the people of the God of Abraham, For to God [are] the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

Beautiful [for] elevation, A joy of all the land, [is] Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

God in her high places is known for a tower.

For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

That this God [is] our God -- To the age and for ever, He -- he doth lead us over death!

And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.

Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.