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¹ GREAT is our LORD, and exceedingly exalted in the city of our God and in his holy and glorious mountain.² Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion on the slopes of the north, the city of the great King.³ God shows his might in her walled cities.⁴ For, lo, the kings were prepared, and they passed by together.⁵ They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were frustrated and hastened away.⁶ Fear took hold of them, and pain, as of a woman in travail.⁷ With a violent storm, the ships of Tarshish shall be broken.

⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of our God; God will establish it for ever.⁹ We have trusted upon thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.¹⁰ As is thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousness.¹¹ Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgments, O LORD.¹² Circle Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.¹³ Mark well her strength and the depth of her bulwarks, that you may tell it to another generation.¹⁴ For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.