| Berean Study Bible | New International 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. | 1A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, 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 its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King. |
| 3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. | 3God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together. | 4When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, |
| 5They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror. | 5they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror. |
| 6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. |
| 7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. | 7You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by 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 her forever. Selah | 8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. |
| 9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion. | 9Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love. |
| 10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10Like your name, O God, 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. | 11Mount Zion rejoices, the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments. |
| 12March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, | 12Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, |
| 13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation. | 13consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of 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 for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. |
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