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1 The Lord built Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
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He has founded his city on the holy mountain.
2 He loves its gates more than any other place in Israel.
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The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
3 City of God, wonderful things are said about you.Selah
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Glorious things are said of you, city of God:
4 God says, "I will put Egypt and Babylonia on the list of nations that know me. People from Philistia, Tyre, and Cush will be born 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 They will say about Jerusalem, "This one and that one were born there. God Most High will strengthen her."
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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 a list of the nations. He will note, "This person was born there."Selah
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The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.”
7 They will dance and sing, "All good things come from Jerusalem." A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
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As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.”
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