1Great is the LORD , and greatly to be praised in the city of our God , in the mountain of his holiness . 2Beautiful for situation , the joy of the whole earth , is mount Zion , on the sides of the north , the city of the great King . 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge .
The Joy of the People
4For, lo, the kings were assembled , they passed by together . 5They saw it, and so they marvelled ; they were troubled , and hasted away . 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain , as of a woman in travail . 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind . 8As 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 .
The Eternal Security of Zion
9We have thought of thy lovingkindness , O God , in the midst of thy temple . 10According to thy name , O God , so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of righteousness . 11Let mount Zion rejoice , let the daughters of Judah be glad , because of thy judgments . 12Walk about Zion , and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 13Mark ye well her bulwarks , consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the generation following . 14For this God is our God for ever and ever : he will be our guide even unto death .