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A psalm. A song.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>He has founded his city on the holy mountain.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> loves the gates of Zion</p><p class="line2">more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Glorious things are said of you,</p><p class="line2">city of God: <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.">a</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“I will record Rahab <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="A poetic name for Egypt">b</a></sup></span> and Babylon</p><p class="line2">among those who acknowledge me—</p><p class="line1">Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, the upper Nile region">c</a></sup></span> —</p><p class="line2">and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ” <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or ''I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: 'This one was born in Zion.' Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.''">d</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Indeed, of Zion it will be said,</p><p class="line2">“This one and that one were born in her,</p><p class="line2">and the Most High himself will establish her.”</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> will write in the register of the peoples:</p><p class="line2">“This one was born in Zion.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/87-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As they make music they will sing,</p><p class="line2">“All my fountains are in you.”</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Hebrew has <i>Selah</i> (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">A poetic name for Egypt</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">That is, the upper Nile region</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>“I will record concerning those who acknowledge me:<br />     ‘This one was born in Zion.’<br />     Hear this, Rahab and Babylon,<br />     and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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