1Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he lives,
2That city, on a high hill, is beautiful;
3God is in the strong towers there,
4Many kings gathered with their armies to attack that city,
5but when they saw it, they were amazed;
6Because they were very afraid, they trembled
7they shook like ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
8We had heard that this city is glorious,
9God, here in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
10You [MTY] are famous and ◄are praised/people praise you► all over the earth,
11The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy!
12You Israeli people should walk around Zion Hill
13notice the walls there and examine the forts
14Say to them, “This is the city that belongs to our God, the one who lives forever;