1-3. God majestic,praise abounds in our God-city!His sacred mountain,breathtaking in its heights—earth’s joy.Zion Mountain looms in the North,city of the world-King.God in his citadel peaksimpregnable.
4-6. The kings got together,they united and came.They took one look and shook their heads,they scattered and ran away.They doubled up in painlike a woman having a baby.
7-8. You smashed the ships of Tarshishwith a storm out of the East.We heard about it, then we saw itwith our eyes—In God’s city of Angel Armies,in the city our GodSet on firm foundations,firm forever.
9-10. We pondered your love-in-action, God,waiting in your temple:Your name, God, evokes a trainof Hallelujahs whereverIt is spoken, near and far;your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action.
11. Be glad, Zion Mountain;Dance, Judah’s daughters!He does what he said he’d do!