[87:1] The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;
[87:2] more than any other place in Israel he loves the city of Jerusalem.
[87:3] Listen, city of God, to the wonderful things he says about you:
[87:4] “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.”
[87:5] Of Zion it will be said that all nations belong there and that the Almighty will make her strong.
[87:6] The Lord will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
[87:7] They dance and sing, “In Zion is the source of all our blessings.”