The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 <Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.> This house is resting on the holy mountain.
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The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;
2 The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
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more than any other place in Israel he loves the city of Jerusalem.
3 Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)
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Listen, city of God, to the wonderful things he says about you:
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 include Egypt and Babylonia when I list the nations that obey me; the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem."
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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Of Zion it will be said that all nations belong there and that the Almighty will make her strong.
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 a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
7 The players on instruments will be there, and the dancers will say, All my springs are in you.
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They dance and sing, "In Zion is the source of all our blessings."
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.