1 In the city belonging to our God,the Lord is great and so worthy of praise!His holy mountain
2 is a beautiful summit,the joy of the whole world.Mount Zion, in the far north,is the city of the great king.
3 God is in its fortifications,revealing himself as a place of safety.
4 Look: the kings assembled themselves,advancing all together—
5 when they saw it, they were stunned;they panicked and ran away frightened.
6 Trembling took hold of them right there—like a woman giving birth,
7 or like the east wind when it smashesthe ships of Tarshish.