1 The Lord is great and highly praised

in the city of our God.z

His holy mountain, 2 rising splendidly,

is the joy of the whole earth.

Mount Zion—the summit of Zaphon—

is the city of the great King.aa

3 God is known as a stronghold

in its citadels.ab

4 Look! The kings assembled;

they advanced together.ac

5 They looked and froze with fear;

they fled in terror.ad

6 Trembling seized them there,

agony like that of a woman in labor,ae