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¹ The Lord is great!
    He is praised throughout the city of our God, his holy mountain.
² His city is such a pleasant place.
    It brings joy to people from around the world.
Mount Zion is the true mountain of God.^[a]
    It is the city of the great King.
³ In the palaces of that city,
    God is known as the fortress.
⁴ Once some kings met together
    and planned an attack against this city.
They marched toward the city,
⁵     but when they saw it, they were amazed.
    They all panicked and ran away.
⁶ Fear grabbed them;
    they trembled like a woman giving birth.
⁷ God, with a strong east wind,
    you wrecked their big ships.
⁸ Yes, we heard the stories about your power.
    But we also saw it in the city of our God, the city of the Lord All-Powerful.
God makes that city strong forever. Selah

⁹ God, in your Temple we remember your loving kindness.
¹⁰ Your name is known everywhere, God,
    and people throughout the earth praise you.
    You have shown that you do what is right.
¹¹ Mount Zion is happy,
    and the towns of Judah rejoice, because your decisions are fair.
¹² Walk around Jerusalem,
    and count its towers.
¹³ Look at the tall walls,
    and see the palaces.
    Then you can tell the next generation about them.
¹⁴ This God is our God forever and ever.
    He will lead us from now to the end of time!