Psalm 87
American Standard Version (1901)
Chapter overview
Psalm 87 praises Zion as a beloved foundation whose citizenship reaches surprisingly far. Former outsiders and distant peoples are counted as native-born, while singers and dancers celebrate the city as a shared source.
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1His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. [Selah
4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there.
5Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
6Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah
7They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All my fountains are in thee.
American Standard Version (1901) — Public Domain. Where these translations come from.