Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”
May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
“No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.
For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,
together with all the silver and gold you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests for the temple of their God in Jerusalem.
Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.