A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
1 On the holy mountain
stands the city founded by the LORD.
1 On the holy mountain
stands the city founded by the LORD.
2 He loves the city of Jerusalem
more than any other city in Israel.a
more than any other city in Israel.a
3 O city of God,
what glorious things are said of you!
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what glorious things are said of you!
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4 I will count Egyptb and Babylon among those who know me —
also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia.c
They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!
also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia.c
They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!
5 Regarding Jerusalemd it will be said,
“Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there.”
And the Most High will personally bless this city.
“Everyone enjoys the rights of citizenship there.”
And the Most High will personally bless this city.
6 When the LORD registers the nations, he will say,
“They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.”
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“They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.”
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7 The people will play flutese and sing,
“The source of my life springs from Jerusalem!”
“The source of my life springs from Jerusalem!”