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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.

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