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Psalm 87:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 87:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.(A)
3 Glorious things are said about you,
city of God.(B)
4 “I will mention those who know Me:
Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—
each one was born there.”(C)
Psalm 87:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 87:2-4
New International Version
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion(A)
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
Footnotes
- Psalm 87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
- Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
- Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
- Psalm 87:4 Or “I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This one was born in Zion.’ / Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, / and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”
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