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1. How great is the LORD, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain!
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1. A Song H7892 and Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah H7141 . Great H1419 is the LORD H3068 , and greatly H3966 to be praised H1984 in the city H5892 of our God H430 , in the mountain H2022 of his holiness H6944 .
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2. It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King!
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2. Beautiful H3303 for situation H5131 , the joy H4885 of the whole H3605 earth H776 , is mount H2022 Zion H6726 , on the sides H3411 of the north H6828 , the city H7151 of the great H7227 King H4428 .
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3. God himself is in Jerusalem's towers, revealing himself as its defender.
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3. God H430 is known H3045 in her palaces H759 for a refuge H4869 .
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4. The kings of the earth joined forces and advanced against the city.
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4. For H3588 , lo H2009 , the kings H4428 were assembled H3259 , they passed by H5674 together H3162 .
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5. But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away.
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5. They H1992 saw H7200 it, and so H3651 they marveled H8539 ; they were troubled H926 , and hasted away H2648 .
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6. They were gripped with terror and writhed in pain like a woman in labor.
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6. Fear H7461 took hold upon H270 them there H8033 , and pain H2427 , as of a woman in travail H3205 .
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7. You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind.
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7. Thou breakest H7665 the ships H591 of Tarshish H8659 with an east H6921 wind H7307 .
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8. We had heard of the city's glory, but now we have seen it ourselves-- the city of the LORD of Heaven's Armies. It is the city of our God; he will make it safe forever. Interlude
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8. As H834 we have heard H8085 , so H3651 have we seen H7200 in the city H5892 of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , in the city H5892 of our God H430 : God H430 will establish H3559 it forever H5704 H5769 . Selah H5542 .
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9. O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple.
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9. We have thought H1819 of thy lovingkindness H2617 , O God H430 , in the midst H7130 of thy temple H1964 .
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10. As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
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10. According to thy name H8034 , O God H430 , so H3651 is thy praise H8416 unto H5921 the ends H7099 of the earth H776 : thy right hand H3225 is full H4390 of righteousness H6664 .
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11. Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice.
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11. Let mount H2022 Zion H6726 rejoice H8055 , let the daughters H1323 of Judah H3063 be glad H1523 , because of H4616 thy judgments H4941 .
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12. Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem. Walk around and count the many towers.
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12. Walk about H5437 Zion H6726 , and go round about H5362 her: tell H5608 the towers H4026 thereof.
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13. Take note of the fortified walls, and tour all the citadels, that you may describe them to future generations.
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13. Mark ye well H7896 H3820 her bulwarks H2430 , consider H6448 her palaces H759 ; that H4616 ye may tell H5608 it to the generation H1755 following H314 .
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14. For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
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14. For H3588 this H2088 God H430 is our God H430 forever H5769 and ever H5703 : he H1931 will be our guide H5090 even unto H5921 death H4191 .
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