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Great is the Lord and worthy all praise in the city of our God. His holy mountain,
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that rises so fair, is the joy of all the world. Like the mount of the gods is Mount Zion, the city of the great king.
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Once God made himself known as the defence of her palaces.
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For see! A concert of kings passed over the frontier together.
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But one glance, and they were astounded; they hastened away in dismay.
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Trembling took hold of them there, like the pains of a woman in labor.
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They were shattered, as east wind shatters the giant ships in pieces.
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What we heard, we now have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, the city of our God. God will uphold her forever. Selah
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We think, O God, of your love, in the midst of your temple.
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Your fame, O God, like your name, shall extend to the ends of the earth. Victory fills your hand.
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Let mount Zion be glad; let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.
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Walk about Zion, go round her; count her towers.
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Set your mind on her ramparts, consider her palaces; that you tell to the next generation
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That such is God, our God he it is who shall guide us for ever and ever.