Psalm 87
Bible in Basic English
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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1This house is resting on the holy mountain.
2The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
3Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)
4Rahab and Babylon will be named among those who have knowledge of me; see, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man had his birth there.
5And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.
6The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah.)
7The players on instruments will be there, and the dancers will say, All my springs are in you.
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