The Bible in Basic English BBE
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1 <Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.> This house is resting on the holy mountain.
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He has founded his city on the holy mountain.
2 The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
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The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
3 Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)
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Glorious things are said of you, city of God:
4 Rahab and Babylon will be named among those who have knowledge of me; see, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man had his birth there.
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“I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me— Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush — and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”
5 And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.
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Indeed, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah.)
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The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.”
7 The players on instruments will be there, and the dancers will say, All my springs are in you.
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As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.”
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