Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised  *

in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.

The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth *

upon the north-side lieth the city of the great King; God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge.

For lo, the kings of the earth *

are gathered, and gone by together.

They marvelled to see such things *

they were astonished, and suddenly cast down.

Fear came there upon them, and sorrow *

as upon a woman in her travail.

Thou shalt break the ships of the sea *

through the east-wind.

Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God *

God upholdeth the same for ever.

We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God *

in the midst of thy temple.

O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the world’s end *

thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad *

because of thy judgements.

Walk about Sion, and go round about her *

and tell the towers thereof.

Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses *

that ye may tell them that come after.

For this God is our God for ever and ever *

he shall be our guide unto death.

Her foundations are upon the holy hills  *

the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Very excellent things are spoken of thee *

thou city of God.

I will think upon Rahab and Babylon *

with them that know me.

Behold ye the Philistines also *

and they of Tyre, with the Morians; lo, there was he born.

And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born in her *

and the most High shall stablish her.

The Lord shall rehearse it when he writeth up the people *

that he was born there.

The singers also and trumpeters shall he rehearse *

All my fresh springs shall be in thee.