| Berean Standard Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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. | 1A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. The LORD is great and highly 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. | 2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion on the slopes of the north is the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. | 3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. | 4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together. |
| 5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor, |
| 7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. | 7as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the 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 her forever. Selah | 8Just as 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 |
| 9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. | 9God, within Your temple, we contemplate Your faithful love. |
| 10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10Your name, God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with justice. |
| 11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments. | 11Mount Zion is glad. The towns of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments. |
| 12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, | 12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, |
| 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. | 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:" |
| 14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death. | 14This God, our God forever and ever-- He will always lead us." |
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