Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.