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Psalm 87:3-5
Common English Bible
Psalm 87:3-5
Common English Bible
3 Glorious things are said about you,
the city of God! Selah
4 I count Rahab and Babel among those who know me;
also Philistia and Tyre, along with Cush—
each of these was born there.
5 And of Zion it is said:
“Each person was born in it,
but the one who will establish it is the Most High.”
Psalm 87:3-5
New International Version
Psalm 87:3-5
New International Version
3 Glorious things are said of you,
city of God:[a](A)
4 “I will record Rahab[b](B) and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia(C) too, and Tyre(D), along with Cush[c]—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”[d](E)
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.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
- Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
- Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
- 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.”
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