Psalms 87

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He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

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The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

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“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me — along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush — when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

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And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

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The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

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Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.