| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1How great is the LORD, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain! | 1A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. The LORD is great and highly praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, |
| 2It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King! | 2rising splendidly, is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion on the slopes of the north is the city of the great King. |
| 3God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers, revealing himself as its defender. | 3God is known as a stronghold in its citadels. |
| 4The kings of the earth joined forces and advanced against the city. | 4Look! The kings assembled; they advanced together. |
| 5But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away. | 5They looked and froze with fear; they fled in terror. |
| 6They were gripped with terror and writhed in pain like a woman in labor. | 6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor, |
| 7You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind. | 7as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. |
| 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 | 8Just as we heard, so we have seen in the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. Selah |
| 9O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. | 9God, within Your temple, we contemplate Your faithful love. |
| 10As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory. | 10Your name, God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is filled with justice. |
| 11Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice. | 11Mount Zion is glad. The towns of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments. |
| 12Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem. Walk around and count the many towers. | 12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, |
| 13Take note of the fortified walls, and tour all the citadels, that you may describe them to future generations. | 13note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:" |
| 14For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. | 14This God, our God forever and ever-- He will always lead us." |
| 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. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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