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DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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World English Bible · 2000

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Young's Literal Translation · 1862

1 Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of ourGod, in the hill of his holiness.

1Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

1A Song, a Psalm, by sons of Korah. Great <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and praised greatly, In the city of our God--His holy hill.

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.

2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

2Beautiful <FI>for<Fi> elevation, A joy of all the land, <FI>is<Fi> Mount Zion, The sides of the north, the city of a great king.

3 God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

3God in her high places is known for a tower.

4 For behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together;

4For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.

4For, lo, the kings met, they passed by together,

5 They saw, — so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:

5They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.

5They have seen--so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

6 Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail.

6Trembling took hold of them there, Pain, as of a woman in travail.

6Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.

7 With an east wind thou hast broken the ships of Tarshish.

7With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

7By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish.

8 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of ourGod:God doth establish it for ever. Selah.

8As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of Jehovah of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. [Selah

8As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Jehovah of hosts, In the city of our God, God doth establish her--to the age. Selah.

9 We have thought, OGod, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.

9We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

9We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

10 According to thy name, OGod, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

10As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

10As <FI>is<Fi> Thy name, O God, so <FI>is<Fi> Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

11Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.

11Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: count the towers thereof;

12Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;

12Compass Zion, and go round her, count her towers,

13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces: that ye may tell it to the generation following.

13Mark ye well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces: That ye may tell it to the generation following.

13Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

14 For thisGod is ourGod for ever and ever; he will be our guide until death.

14For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

14That this God <FI>is<Fi> our God--To the age and for ever, He--he doth lead us over death!