- A song or Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah.
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- Great is the Lorde, and greatly to be praysed, in the Citie of our God, euen vpon his holy Mountaine.
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- Mount Zion, lying Northwarde, is faire in situation: it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the Citie of the great King.
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- In the palaces thereof God is knowen for a refuge.
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- For lo, the Kings were gathered, and went together.
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- When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.
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- Feare came there vpon them, and sorowe, as vpon a woman in trauaile.
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- As with an East winde thou breakest the shippes of Tarshish, so were they destroyed.
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- As we haue heard, so haue we seene in the citie of the Lord of hostes, in the Citie of our God: God will stablish it for euer.
Selah.
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- We waite for thy louing kindnes, O God, in the middes of thy Temple.
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- O God, according vnto thy Name, so is thy prayse vnto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousnes.
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- Let mount Zion reioyce, and the daughters of Iudah be glad, because of thy iudgements.
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- Compasse about Zion, and goe round about it, and tell the towres thereof.
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- Marke well the wall thereof: beholde her towres, that ye may tell your posteritie.
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- For this God is our God for euer and euer: he shall be our guide vnto the death.
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