Psalms 87

1 A psalm of the sons of Korah; a song. On the holy mount stands the city he founded;

The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.

2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the tents of Jacob.

He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other city in Israel.

3 Glorious things are said of you, city of God. (Selah)

[You people in] [APO] the city that God (owns/lives in), people say wonderful things about your city.

4 “I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. See, there are Philistia, and Tyre, along with Cush— and will say, 'This one was born there.'”

[Some of those who know about God are the people of] Egypt and Babylonia, and also [the people of] Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; [some day they all] will say, “[Although I was not born in Jerusalem], [because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though] I was born there.”

5 Of Zion it will be said, “Each of these was born in her; and the Most High himself will establish her.”

And concerning Jerusalem, people will say [“It is as though] everyone was born there, and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong/safe/secure.”

6 Yahweh writes in the census book of the nations, “This one was born there.” (Selah)

Yahweh will write a list of [the names of] the people of various groups [who belong to him], and he will say that [he considers them] all to be citizens of Jerusalem.

7 So also the singers and the dancers say together, “All my fountains are in you.”

They will all dance and sing, saying, “Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings.”