Psalms 87:1-7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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