A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.The Lord is great and highly praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain,

“This God, our God forever and ever—
He will always lead us.”

rising splendidly,
is the joy of the whole earth.
Mount Zion on the slopes of the north
is the city of the great King.

God, within Your temple,
we contemplate Your faithful love.

Go around Zion, encircle it;
count its towers,

Your name, God, like Your praise,
reaches to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is filled with justice.

God is known as a stronghold
in its citadels.

as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind.

Look! The kings assembled;
they advanced together.

Just as we heard, so we have seen
in the city of Yahweh of Hosts,
in the city of our God;
God will establish it forever.Selah

Trembling seized them there,
agony like that of a woman in labor,

note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation:

Mount Zion is glad.
The towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments.

They looked and froze with fear;
they fled in terror.