Psalm 87
This psalm celebrates Zion as the city of God, the spiritual birthplace of nations, and the place where God's presence dwells. It speaks of the glory and significance of Jerusalem as the center of God's redemptive plan. It is prayed to express joy and pride in the Church, the new Zion, and to reflect on God's universal plan of salvation, where all peoples are called to belong to Him.
Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
1 A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
4 I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”
5 Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;” the Most High himself will establish her.
6 Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.
7 Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.”
Hebrew numbering, the one used in most Bibles and searches. In Catholic liturgy (Greek numbering) this psalm may appear one number lower between 10 and 147.