Psalm 87

English Standard Version

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah. A Song.

87 On ^(B)the holy mount ^(C)stands the city he founded;
²    the Lord ^(D)loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
³^(E)Glorious things of you are spoken,
    O ^(F)city of God. Selah

⁴Among those who ^(G)know me I mention ^(H)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^(I)Cush^[a]—
    “This one was born there,” they say.
⁵And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her”;
    for the Most High himself will ^(J)establish her.
⁶The Lord records as he ^(K)registers the peoples,
    “This one was born there.” Selah

⁷^(L)Singers and ^(M)dancers alike say,
“All my ^(N)springs are in you.”

Footnotes

Psalm 87:4 Probably Nubia

Psalm 87

Common English Bible

Psalm 87

A psalm of the Korahites. A song.

87 God’s foundation is set on the holy mountains.
²The Lord loves Zion’s gates
    more than all of Jacob’s houses combined.
³Glorious things are said about you,
    the city of God! Selah
⁴I count Rahab and Babel among those who know me;
    also Philistia and Tyre, along with Cush—
    each of these was born there.
⁵And of Zion it is said:
    “Each person was born in it,
    but the one who will establish it is the Most High.”
⁶The Lord makes a record as he registers the peoples:
    “Each one was born there.” Selah
⁷And while they dance, people sing:
    “The source of my life comes from you.”

English Standard Version (ESV)

Common English Bible (CEB)

Psalm 87 English Standard Version