R (see 9d) God upholds his city for ever.
Great is the Lord and wholly to be praised
in the city of our God.
His holy mountain, fairest of heights,
is the joy of all the earth. R
Mount Zion, “the recesses of the North,”
is the city of the great King.
God is with her castles;
renowned is he as a stronghold. R
For lo! the kings assemble,
they come on together;
They also see, and at once are stunned,
terrified, routed. R
Quaking seizes them there;
anguish, like a woman’s in labor,
As though a wind from the east
were shattering ships of Tarshish. R
Alleluia, alleluia. If today you hear his voice,/ harden not your hearts. Alleluia, alleluia.
- It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon and for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you. l
