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A psalm by the descendants of Korah. A song.

The Holy City for All People

87 God’s[a] foundation is in the holy mountains.
The Lord loves the gates of Zion
    more than the dwellings of Jacob.
Glorious things are spoken about you,
    city of God.
Interlude

I will mention Rahab and Babylon
    among those who acknowledge me—
including Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia[b]
    “This one was born there,” they say.[c]
Indeed, about Zion it will be said:
    “More than one person[d] was born in it,” and
        “The Most High himself did[e] it.”
The Lord will record,
    as he registers the peoples,[f]
        “This one was born there.”
Interlude

Then singers, as they play their instruments,[g] will declare,
    “All my roots[h] are in you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 87:1 Lit. His
  2. Psalm 87:4 Lit. Cush
  3. Psalm 87:4 The Heb. lacks they say
  4. Psalm 87:5 Lit. a man and a man
  5. Psalm 87:5 Or secured
  6. Psalm 87:6 Lit. record, in a registry of people
  7. Psalm 87:7 Or singers and flute players
  8. Psalm 87:7 Lit. springs