| New King James Version | English 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, In His holy mountain. | 1Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, |
| 2Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. | 2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. | 3Within her citadels God has made himself known as a fortress. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together. | 4For behold, the kings assembled; they came on together. |
| 5They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. | 5As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight. |
| 6Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, | 6Trembling took hold of them there, anguish as of a woman in labor. |
| 7As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind. | 7By the east wind you shattered 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 it forever. Selah | 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God, which God will establish forever. Selah |
| 9We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, In the midst of Your temple. | 9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple. |
| 10According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. |
| 11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. | 11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments! |
| 12Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers; | 12Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, |
| 13Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. | 13consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation |
| 14For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death. | 14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. |
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