Psalm 87:2-4

International Standard Version

²The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than the dwellings of Jacob.
³Glorious things are spoken about you,
city of God.
Interlude

⁴I will mention Rahab and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
including Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia^[a]—
“This one was born there,” they say.^[b]