Blessedbe the LORDfrom Zion,Who dwellsin Jerusalem.Praisethe LORD!
For Davidsaid,"The LORDGodof Israelhas givenrestto His people,and He dwellsin Jerusalemforever.
but I have chosenJerusalemthat My namemight be there,and I have chosenDavidto be overMy peopleIsrael.'
with allthe silverand goldwhichyou findin the wholeprovinceof Babylon,alongwith the freewillofferingof the peopleand of the priests,who offeredwillinglyfor the houseof their Godwhichis in Jerusalem;
The LORDblessyou from Zion,And may you seethe prosperityof Jerusalemallthe daysof your life.
May the LORDblessyou from Zion,He who madeheavenand earth.
Greatis the LORD,and greatlyto be praised,In the cityof our God,His holymountain.
Beautifulin elevation,the joyof the wholeearth,Is MountZion[in] the farnorth,The cityof the greatKing.
God,in her palaces,Has made Himself knownas a stronghold.
We have thoughton Your lovingkindness,O God,In the midstof Your temple.
His tabernacleis in Salem;His dwellingplacealso is in Zion.
Cryaloudand shoutfor joy,O inhabitantof Zion,For greatin your midstis the HolyOneof Israel.
"He has not observedmisfortunein Jacob;Norhas He seentroublein Israel;The LORDhis Godis with him, And the shoutof a kingis among them.
