| 1. A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah. |
|
א. |
| 2. The Lord is great and very much praised, in the city of our God, the Mount of His Sanctuary. |
|
ב. |
| 3. The fairest of branches, the joy of the entire earth- Mount Zion, by the north side, the city of a great king. |
|
ג. |
| 4. God is in its palaces; He is known as a stronghold. |
|
ד. |
| 5. For behold, the kings have assembled; they have passed together. |
|
ה. |
| 6. They saw, so they wondered; they were startled, yea, they were bewildered. |
|
ו. |
| 7. A quaking seized them there, pangs like [those of] a woman in confinement. |
|
ז. |
| 8. With an east wind, [with which] You break the ships of Tarshish. |
|
ח. |
| 9. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God; God shall establish it forever and ever. |
|
ט. |
| 10. We hoped, O Lord, for Your kindness in the midst of Your Temple. |
|
י. |
| 11. As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise upon the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. |
|
יא. |
| 12. Mount Zion shall rejoice; the daughters of Judah shall exult for the sake of Your judgments. |
|
יב. |
| 13. Encompass Zion and surround it, count its towers. |
|
יג. |
| 14. Give heed to its walls, raise its palaces, in order that you may tell a later generation. |
|
יד. |
| 15. For this is God, our God forever and ever; He shall lead us as in youth. |
|
טו. |