Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain.

2Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of all the earth is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

3God in her palace has shown Himself to be a fortress,

4For lo, the kings assembled themselves; they advanced together.

5They saw and so they marveled; they were troubled, and hurried away.

6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, like a woman in labor.

7You break the ships of Tarshish with an 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 it forever. Selah.

9We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Your temple.

10As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

11Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the daughters of Judah shout for joy because of Your judgments!

12Walk around Zion, and go all around her; count her towers;

13Consider her ramparts, go through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the coming generation,

14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will guide us even unto death.