¹Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

¹(En sang. En salme af Koras sønner.) Stor og højlovet er vor Gud i sin Stad.

²Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.

²Smukt løfter sig hans hellige Bjerg, al Jordens Fryd, Zions Bjerg i det højeste Nord, den store Konges By.

³Som Værn gjorde Gud sig kendt i dens Borge.

⁴For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

⁴Thi Kongerne samlede sig, rykked frem tilsammen;

⁵They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.

⁵de så og tav på Stedet, flyed i Angst,

⁶Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

⁶af Rædsel grebes de brat, af Veer som en, der føder.

⁷Med Østenstormen knuser du Tarsisskibe.

⁸As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

⁸Som vi havde hørt det, så vi det selv i Hærskarers HERREs By, i vor Guds By; til evig Tid lader Gud den stå. - Sela.

⁹We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the midst of your temple.

⁹I din Helligdom tænker vi, Gud, på din Miskundhed;

¹⁰As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

¹⁰som dit Navn så lyder din Pris til Jordens Grænser. Din højre er fuld af Retfærd,

¹¹Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of your judgments.

¹¹Zions Bjerg fryder sig, Judas Døtre jubler over dine Domme.

¹²Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.

¹²Drag rundt om Zion, gå rundt og tæl dets Tårne,

¹³Mark well her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.

¹³læg Mærke til dets Ringmur, så gennem dets Borge, at I kan melde Slægten, der

¹⁴For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

¹⁴kommer: Sådan er Gud, vor Gud for evigt og altid, han skal lede os.