Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given peace to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem for ever.
but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
with all the silver and gold which you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia, and with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests, vowed willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
The Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life!
May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain,
beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
Within her citadels God has shown himself a sure defense.
We have thought on thy steadfast love, O God, in the midst of thy temple.
His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob; nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and the shout of a king is among them.