Psalms 87

1 A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.

2 Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.

3 Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! (Selah)

4 I mention Egypt and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”

5 It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,” and the Most High will make it secure.

6 When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.” (Selah)

7 Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”