In Praise of JerusalemHEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of Korah; a song.

¹The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;[#87.1: See 2.6.]

²more than any other place in Israel

he loves the city of Jerusalem.

³Listen, city of God,

to the wonderful things he says about you:

⁴“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.”

⁵Of Zion it will be said

that all nations belong there

and that the Almighty will make her strong.

⁶The Lord will write a list of the peoples

and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.

⁷They dance and sing,

“In Zion is the source of all our blessings.”