1. Great is the Lord, and greatly heis to be praised still,Within the city of our God,upon his holy hill.
2. Mount Sion stands most beautiful,the joy of all the land;The city of the mighty Kingon her north side doth stand.
3. The Lord within her palacesis for a refuge known.
4. For, lo, the kings that gather'd weretogether, by have gone.
5. But when they did behold the same,they, wond'ring, would not stay;But, being troubled at the sight,they thence did haste away.
6. Great terror there took hold on them;they were possess'd with fear;Their grief came like a woman's pain,when she a child doth bear.
7. Thou Tarshish ships with east wind break'st:
8. As we have heard it told,So, in the city of the Lord,our eyes did it behold;In our God's city, which his handfor ever stablish will.
9. We of thy loving-kindness thought,Lord, in thy temple still.
10. O Lord, according to thy name,through all the earth's thy praise;And thy right hand, O Lord, is fullof righteousness always.
11. Because thy judgments are made known,let Sion mount rejoice;Of Judah let the daughters allsend forth a cheerful voice.
12. Walk about Sion,and go round; the high tow'rs thereof tell:
13. Consider ye her palaces,and mark her bulwarks well;That ye may tell posterity.
14. For this God doth abideOur God for evermore; he willev'n unto death us guide.