Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.
 ¹ He has founded his city on the holy mountain.
² The LORD loves the gates of Zion
   more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
 ³ Glorious things are said of you,
   city of God:^[a]
4 “I will record Rahab^[b] and Babylon
   among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush^[c]—
   and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”^[d]
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
   “This one and that one were born in her,
   and the Most High himself will establish her.”
⁶ The LORD will write in the register of the peoples:
   “This one was born in Zion.”
 ⁷ As they make music they will sing,
   “All my fountains are in you.”

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
2. Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
3. Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
4. Psalm 87:4 Or “I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This one was born in Zion.’ / Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, / and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”