¹³ For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem^[a];
    he has desired it for his home.

⁶⁸ He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
    and Mount Zion, which he loved.
⁶⁹ There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens,
    as solid and enduring as the earth.

² He loves the city of Jerusalem
    more than any other city in Israel.^[a]

¹⁶ Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains,
    at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,
    where the Lord himself will live forever?

¹ God is honored in Judah;
    his name is great in Israel.
² Jerusalem^[a] is where he lives;
    Mount Zion is his home.

“The Lord has built Jerusalem^[a];
    its walls will give refuge to his oppressed people.”

¹ How great is the Lord,
    how deserving of praise,
in the city of our God,
    which sits on his holy mountain!
² It is high and magnificent;
    the whole earth rejoices to see it!
Mount Zion, the holy mountain,^[a]
    is the city of the great King!
³ God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
    revealing himself as its defender.