Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song. On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
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The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;
2 the LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
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more than any other place in Israel he loves the city of Jerusalem.
3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. [Selah]
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Listen, city of God, to the wonderful things he says about you:
4 Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia--"this one was born there," they say.
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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 shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.
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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 records as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." [Selah]
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The Lord will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
7 Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."
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They dance and sing, "In Zion is the source of all our blessings."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.