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The Beauty and Glory of Zion.A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. | ||||
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| 1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain. | 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. | 1 [A song; a psalm by Korah's descendants.] The LORD is great. He should be highly praised. His holy mountain is in the city of our God. | 1 Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain. | 1 {A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness. | 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King. | 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. | 2 Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion is on the northern ridge. It is the city of the great king. | 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King. | 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. | 3 God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a stronghold. | 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. | 3 God is in its palaces. He has proved that he is a stronghold. | 3 God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge. | 3 God is known in her palaces as a high fortress. | 4 For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together. | 4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. | 4 The kings have gathered. They marched together. | 4 For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together. | 4 For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together; | 5 They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm. | 5 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. | 5 [When] they saw [Mount Zion], they were astonished. They were terrified and ran away in fear. | 5 They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away. | 5 They saw, so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation: | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of a woman in childbirth. | 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. | 6 Trembling seized them like the trembling that a woman experiences during labor. | 6 Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail. | 6 Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail. | 7 With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. | 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. | 7 With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish. | 7 With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish. | 7 With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish. | 8 As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish her forever. Selah. | 8 As 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. | 8 The things we had only heard about, we have now seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God makes Zion stand firm forever. [Selah] | 8 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah. | 8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God doth establish it for ever. Selah. | 9 We have thought on Your lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. | 9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. | 9 Inside your temple we carefully reflect on your mercy, O God. | 9 We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the midst of your temple. | 9 We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple. | 10 As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. | 10 Like your name, O God, your praise [reaches] to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness. | 10 As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness. | 10 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 Let Mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. | 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. | 11 Let Mount Zion be glad and the cities of Judah rejoice because of your judgments. | 11 Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of your judgments. | 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. | 12 Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her towers; | 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. | 12 Walk around Zion. Go around it. Count its towers. | 12 Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers. | 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof; | 13 Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may tell it to the next generation. | 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. | 13 Examine its embankments. Walk through its palaces. Then you can tell the next generation, | 13 Mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation. | 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following. | 14 For such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us until death. | 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. | 14 "This God is our God forever and ever. He will lead us beyond death." | 14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. | 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death. |
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