Psalm 87

New Century Version

God Loves Jerusalem

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

87 The Lord built Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
²He loves its gates more than any other place in Israel.
³City of God,
    wonderful things are said about you. Selah
⁴God says, “I will put Egypt and Babylonia
    on the list of nations that know me.
People from Philistia, Tyre, and Cush
    will be born there.”

⁵They will say about Jerusalem,
    “This one and that one were born there.
    God Most High will strengthen her.”
⁶The Lord will keep a list of the nations.
    He will note, “This person was born there.” Selah

⁷They will dance and sing,
“All good things come from Jerusalem.”