| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. |
| 3God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. | 3God is known in her palaces for a refuge. |
| 4For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together. | 4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. |
| 5They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. | 5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. |
| 6Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs, | 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. |
| 7As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind. | 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with 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 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: God will establish it for ever. Selah. |
| 9We have thought, O God, on Your lovingkindness, In the midst of Your temple. | 9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. |
| 10According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. |
| 11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments. | 11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. |
| 12Walk about Zion, And go all around her. Count her towers; | 12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. |
| 13Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. | 13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. |
| 14For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death. | 14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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