1A song of a Psalm of the children of Korah Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.
2The hill of Sion is like a fair plant, whereof all the land rejoiceth: upon the north side lieth the city of the great King.
3God is well known in her palaces, that he is the defense of the same.
4For lo, kings are gathered, and gone by together.
5They marveled, to see such things: they were astonied, and suddenly cast down.
6Fear came there upon them, and sorrow as upon a woman in her travail.
7Thou shalt break the ships of the sea, thorow the east wind.
8Like as we have heard, so see we in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God. God upholdeth the same forever. Selah.
9We wait for thy loving-kindness (O God) in the middest of thy temple.
10O God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11Oh let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12Walk about Sion, go round about her, and tell her towers.
13Mark well her walls, set up her houses, that it may be told them that come after.
14For this God is our God for ever and ever, and he shall alway be our guide.