Psalm 87

Zion, the City of God

A psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

His foundation is on the holy mountains.(A)

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And it will be said of Zion,
“This one and that one were born in her.”
The Most High Himself will establish her.(A)

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16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He will appear in His glory.(A)

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16 Therefore the Lord God said:
“Look, I have laid a stone(A) in Zion,
a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;(B)
the one who believes will be unshakable.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:16 Lit will not hurry

28 who says to Cyrus,(A) “My shepherd,
he will fulfill all My pleasure”(B)
and says to Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,”(C)
and of the temple, “Its foundation will be laid.”

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11 “Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar,[a]
and lay your foundations in sapphires.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 54:11 Lit in antimony
  2. Isaiah 54:11 Or lapis lazuli

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