Psalms 87

1 A Psalm of a Song for the sons of Core. His foundations are in the holy mountains.

The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.

2 The Lord loves the gates of Sion, more than all the tabernacles of Jacob.

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

3 Glorious things have been spoken of you, O city of God. (Pause)

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

4 I will make mention of Raab and Babylon to them that know me: behold also the Philistines, and Tyre, and the people of the Ethiopians: these were 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 A man shall say, Sion [is my] mother; and [such] a man was born in her; and the Highest himself has founded 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 The Lord shall recount [it] in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her.

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 The dwelling of all within you is [as the dwelling] of those that rejoice.

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