1  ^lGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised

in ^mthe city of our God!

His ⁿholy mountain, 2 ^obeautiful in elevation,

is ^pthe joy of all the earth,

Mount Zion, in the far north,

^qthe city of the great King.

3  Within her citadels God

has made himself known as a fortress.

4  For behold, ^rthe kings assembled;

they came on together.

5  As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;

they were in panic; they took to flight.

6  ^sTrembling took hold of them there,

anguish ^tas of a woman in labor.

7  By ^uthe east wind you ^vshattered

the ships of ^wTarshish.

8  As we have heard, so have we seen

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

in ^mthe city of our God,

which God will ^xestablish forever. Selah

9  We have thought on your ^ysteadfast love, O God,

in the midst of your temple.

10  As your ^zname, O God,

so your praise reaches to ^athe ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

11  Let Mount ^bZion be glad!

Let ^bthe daughters of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments!

12  Walk about Zion, go around her,

number her towers,

13  consider well her ^cramparts,

go through her citadels,

^dthat you may tell the next generation

14  that this is God,

our God forever and ever.

He will ^eguide us forever.¹

1  I was glad when they said to me,

^g“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”

2  Our feet have been standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3  Jerusalem—^hbuilt as a city

that is ⁱbound firmly together,

4  to which the tribes ^jgo up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as was ^kdecreed for¹ Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

5  There ^lthrones for judgment were set,

the thrones of the house of David.

6  ^mPray for the peace of Jerusalem!

“May they be secure who love you!

7  Peace be within your ⁿwalls

and security within your ⁿtowers!”

8  For my brothers and companions’ sake

I will say, ^o“Peace be within you!”

9  For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will ^pseek your good.