1A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. The city of Zion is built on the holy mountains.
2Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the other places where Jacob's descendants live.
3Wonderful things are said about you, city of God. Think about that.
4I will list Rahab (Egypt) and Babylon among those who know me. Look at Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: 'This one was born there.'
5Yes, people will say about Zion, 'This person and that person were born in her'; the Most High himself will make her strong.
6Yahweh will count, when he registers the nations, 'This one was born there.' Think about that.
7Both those who sing and those who dance say, 'All my fresh springs of life are in you.'