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Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is 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.

In its palaces, God has made Himself known as a stronghold.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

For, behold, the kings arrived, They passed by together.

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.

They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

Panic seized them there, Anguish, as that of a woman in childbirth.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

With the east wind You smash the ships of Tarshish.

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.

Just as we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of armies, in the city of our God; God will establish her 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 over Your goodness, God, In the midst of Your temple.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

As is Your name, God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Mount Zion shall be glad, The daughters of Judah shall rejoice Because of Your judgments.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Walk around Zion and encircle her; Count her towers;

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, So that you may tell of her to the next generation.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will lead us until death.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.