psalm

In Praise of Jerusalem[a]

87 
The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;[b]

more than any other place in Israel

he loves the city of Jerusalem.

Listen, city of God,

to the wonderful things he says about you:

“I will include Egypt and Babylonia

when I list the nations that obey me;

the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia[c]

I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

Of Zion it will be said

that all nations belong there

and that the Almighty will make her strong.

The Lord will write a list of the peoples

and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.

They dance and sing,

“In Zion is the source of all our blessings.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 87:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of Korah; a song.
  2. Psalm 87:1 See 2.6.
  3. Psalm 87:4 Hebrew Cush: Cush is the ancient name of the extensive territory south of the First Cataract of the Nile River. This region was called Ethiopia in Graeco-Roman time, and included within its borders most of modern Sudan and some of present-day Ethiopia (Abyssinia).