Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.
For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;
But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
As well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:
May the Lord send you blessing out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, send you blessing out of Zion,
A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.
Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.
In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.
Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.
In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.
Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.
He has seen no evil in Jacob or wrongdoing in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the glad cry of a king is among them.