| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. | 1How great is the LORD, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain! |
| 2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. | 2It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King! |
| 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge. | 3God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers, revealing himself as its defender. |
| 4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. | 4The kings of the earth joined forces and advanced against the city. |
| 5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. | 5But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away. |
| 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. | 6They were gripped with terror and writhed in pain like a woman in labor. |
| 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. | 7You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind. |
| 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. | 8We had heard of the city’s glory, but now we have seen it ourselves— the city of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. It is the city of our God; he will make it safe forever. Interlude |
| 9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. | 9O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. |
| 10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. | 10As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory. |
| 11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. | 11Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice. |
| 12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. | 12Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem. Walk around and count the many towers. |
| 13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. | 13Take note of the fortified walls, and tour all the citadels, that you may describe them to future generations. |
| 14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. | 14For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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