2. Great is the Lord, most worthy of praise in the city of God, his holy mountain.

3. Beautifully elevated, it is the joy of all the earth - Mount Zion, heavenly mountain, the city of the great King.

4. Here within her lines of defense, God has shown himself to be a sure fortress.

5. The kings assembled together, advanced toward the city.

6. But as soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they panicked and took to flight.

7. Seized with fear, they trembled, like a woman in travail,

8. or like the ships of Tarshish, shattered by a strong wind from the east.

9. As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God, the city God founded forever.

10. Let us recall your unfailing love, O God, inside your temple.

11. Let your praise as does your name, O God, reach to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is ever victorious.

12. Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the villages of Judah be glad, for your justice prevails.

13. Walk around Zion, count her towers,

14. consider her ramparts, examine her castles, that you may tell the next generation

15. that such is God; God is our guide forever.





“O Senhor sempre orienta e chama; mas não se quer segui-lo e responder-lhe, pois só se vê os próprios interesses. Às vezes, pelo fato de se ouvir sempre a Sua voz, ninguém mais se apercebe dela; mas o Senhor ilumina e chama. São os homens que se colocam na posição de não conseguir mais escutar.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina