| Berean Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. | 1Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, |
| 2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. | 2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. | 3Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. | 4For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. |
| 5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor. |
| 7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. | 7By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish. |
| 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 her forever. Selah | 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah |
| 9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. | 9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. |
| 10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. |
| 11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments. | 11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments! |
| 12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, | 12Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, |
| 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. | 13consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation |
| 14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death. | 14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. |
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