Verse 1
A song, the psalme of the children of Corach. Great is God, and hyghly to be praysed: in the citie of our Lorde, his holy hyll.
Verse 2
The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation, and the ioy of the whole earth: vpon the north syde lyeth the citie of the great king.
Verse 3
God is well knowen in her palaces: as a most sure refuge.
Verse 4
For lo kinges did assemble, and passe by together:
Verse 5
they them selues sawe it, lykewyse they marueyled, they were astonyed with feare, and sodenly in haste they were gone away.
Verse 6
A feare came there vpon them and sorowe: as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle.
Verse 7
Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea: through the east wynde.
Verse 8
Lyke as we haue hearde, so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes: in the citie of our Lorde, God vpholdeth the same for euer. Selah.
Verse 9
O Lorde we haue wayted: for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple.
Verse 10
O Lorde, accordyng to thy name, so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende: thy ryght hande is full of iustice.
Verse 11
Mount Sion shall reioyce, and the daughters of Iuda shalbe glad: because of thy iudgementes.
Verse 12
Compasse about Sion, and go rounde about her: and tell the towres therof.
Verse 13
Marke well her bulwarkes, beholde her hygh palaces: that ye may tell it to your posteritie.
Verse 14
For this God is our God for euer and euer: he wyll be our guide vnto death.