⁰A song, a psalm, to the children of Korah.

¹Great is Yahweh and to be praised exceedingly in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

²Beautiful in height, the joy of all the land, is the mountain of Zion, the flanks of the north, the city of the great king.

³God, in her palaces, has made himself known as a stronghold.

⁴For look, the kings assembled; they passed on together.

⁵They saw, so they were astounded; they were terrified, they hurried away in alarm.

⁶Trembling took hold of them there, anguish like a woman giving birth.

⁷With a wind from the east you shatter the ships of Tarshish.

⁸As 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.

⁹We have thought on your loyal love, God, in the midst of your temple.

¹⁰As your name, God, so your praise extends over the ends of the land; your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹¹Mount Zion will rejoice; the daughters of Judah will be glad, for the sake of your justice.

¹²Walk around Zion and circle her; count her towers.

¹³Set your heart to her ramparts, consider her palaces, so that you may recount it to a later generation.

¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever; he will lead us over death.