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\d A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah
\b
\q1
\v 1 The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hills.
\q1
\v 2 He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other place in Israel.
\q1
\v 3 You people in Jerusalem,
\q2 other people say wonderful things about your city.

\b

\s5
\q1
\v 4 Some of those who know our God are the people of Egypt and Babylonia,
\q2 and also the people of Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia;
\q2 someday they all will say,
\q2 "Although I was not born in Jerusalem,
\q2 it is as though I was born there because I belong to Yahweh."

\s5
\q1
\v 5 Concerning Jerusalem, people will say,
\q2 "All of these people were born there,
\q2 and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong."
\q1
\v 6 Yahweh will write a list of the names of the people of various groups who belong to him,
\q1 and he will say that he considers them all to be citizens of Jerusalem.

\b

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\q1
\v 7 They will all dance and sing, saying,
\q2 "Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings."