Psalmen 87 – HTB & NIV

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Psalmen 87:1-7

1Een psalm van de Korachieten. Een lied. Jeruzalem ligt op de heilige bergen.

2De Here houdt van haar poorten,

meer dan van alle andere steden in het land Israël.

3Stad van God!

Er zijn geweldige dingen over u te vertellen.

4Wanneer Ik de namen noem

van Egypte, Babel, Filistea, Tyrus

of zelfs van Ethiopië,

is er altijd wel iemand die daar geboren is.

5Maar van Jeruzalem zal worden gezegd

dat er velen geboren zijn.

God, de Allerhoogste, zal Zelf deze stad zegenen.

6Wanneer de Here de volken registreert,

schrijft Hij erbij: ‘Dit volk is hier geboren.’

7Tijdens hun feesten en onder het dansen

zingen zij: ‘Mijn hart ligt in Jeruzalem.’

New International Version

Psalms 87:1-7

Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

1He has founded his city on the holy mountain.

2The Lord loves the gates of Zion

more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are said of you,

city of God:87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.

4“I will record Rahab87:4 A poetic name for Egypt and Babylon

among those who acknowledge me—

Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush87:4 That is, the upper Nile region

and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”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.”

5Indeed, of Zion it will be said,

“This one and that one were born in her,

and the Most High himself will establish her.”

6The Lord will write in the register of the peoples:

“This one was born in Zion.”

7As they make music they will sing,

“All my fountains are in you.”