Families from many lands gather with musicians and dancers inside Jerusalem's open gates

Psalm 87

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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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1The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.
2Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.
3Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! Selah.
4I mention Egypt and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”
5It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,” and the Most High will make it secure.
6When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.” Selah.
7Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”
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