| Berean Standard Bible | International 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! For he is to be praised greatly, even 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. | 2Beautifully situated, the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion towards the north, the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. | 3Within her citadels God is known as a place of refuge. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. | 4Behold, when the kings assembled together, when they traveled together, |
| 5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5they looked and were awestruck; they became afraid and ran away. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling seized them there, pains like those of a woman in labor, |
| 7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. | 7as when an east wind destroyed 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 | 8Just as we have heard, so have we seen; in the city of the LORD of the heavenly armies— even in the city of our God— God will establish her forever. Interlude |
| 9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. | 9God, we have meditated on your gracious love 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. | 10God, according to your name, so is your praise 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. | 11Mount Zion will be glad; the towns of Judah will rejoice because of your judgments. |
| 12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, | 12March around Zion; encircle her; count her towers. |
| 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. | 13Take note of her ramparts; investigate her citadels; that you may speak about them to the next generation. |
| 14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death. | 14For this God is our God forever and ever. He will guide us until death. |
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