Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. | 1The LORD is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, |
2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. | 2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion--the summit of Zaphon-- is the city of the great King. |
3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. | 3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels. |
4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. | 4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together. |
5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. |
6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor, |
7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. | 7as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. |
8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah | 8Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah |
9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. | 9God, within your temple, we contemplate your faithful love. |
10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10Like your name, God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice. |
11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments. | 11Mount Zion is glad. Judah's villages rejoice because of your judgments. |
12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, | 12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, |
13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. | 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation: |
14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death. | 14"This God, our God forever and ever--he will always lead us." |
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