<p class="poetry">Mount Zion rejoices;p> <p class="poetry">the towns<n id="1" /> of Judah are happy,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because of your acts of judgment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For God will deliver Zionp> <p class="poetry">and rebuild the cities of Judah,p> <p class="poetry">and his people<n id="1" /> will again live in them and possess Zion.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Remember your people<n id="1" /> whom you acquired in ancient times,p> <p class="poetry">whom you rescued<n id="2" /> so they could be your very own nation,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!p>

<p class="poetry">He chose the tribe of Judah,p> <p class="poetry">and Mount Zion, which he loves.p>

<p class="poetry">Zion hears and rejoices,p> <p class="poetry">the towns<n id="1" /> of Judah are happy,p> <p class="poetry">because of your judgments, O <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">You will rise up and have compassion on Zion.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For it is time to have mercy on her,p> <p class="poetry">for the appointed time has come.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Those who trust in the <sc>Lordsc> are like Mount Zion;p> <p class="poetry">it cannot be upended and will endure forever.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A song of ascents.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When the <sc>Lordsc> restored the well-being of Zion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">we thought we were dreaming.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">By the rivers of Babylonp> <p class="poetry">we sit down and weep<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">when we remember Zion.p>

<p class="poetry">for there our captors ask us to compose songs;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Sing for us a song about Zion!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> rules forever,p> <p class="poetry">your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">Daughter Zion<n id="1" /> is left isolated,p> <p class="poetry">like a hut in a vineyard,p> <p class="poetry">or a shelter in a cucumber field;p> <p class="poetry">she is a besieged city.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">This very day, standing in Nob,p> <p class="poetry">they shake their fist at Daughter Zion&#8217;s mountain<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">at the hill of Jerusalem.p>

<p class="poetry">Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,p> <p class="poetry">for the Holy One of Israel<n id="1" /> acts mightily<n id="2" /> among you!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">How will they respond to the messengers of this nation?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, the <sc>Lordsc> has made Zion secure;p> <p class="poetry">the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.p>

<p class="poetry">Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">from Sela in the desert<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to the hill of Daughter Zion.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is exalted,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">indeed,<n id="2" /> he lives in heaven;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he fills Zion with justice and fairness.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;For a remnant will leave Jerusalem;p> <p class="poetry">survivors will come out of Mount Zion.p> <p class="poetry">The intense devotion of the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies<n id="1" /> will accomplish this.p>

<p class="poetry">Shake off the dirt!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Get up, captive<n id="2" /> Jerusalem!p> <p class="poetry">Take off the iron chains around your neck,p> <p class="poetry">O captive daughter Zion!p>

<p class="poetry">Your chosen<n id="1" /> cities have become a desert;p> <p class="poetry">Zion has become a desert,p> <p class="poetry">Jerusalem<n id="2" /> is a desolate ruin.p>