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Psalm 87:4-6
Good News Translation
Psalm 87:4-6
Good News Translation
4 “I will include Egypt and Babylonia
when I list the nations that obey me;
the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia[a]
I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
5 Of Zion it will be said
that all nations belong there
and that the Almighty will make her strong.
6 The Lord will write a list of the peoples
and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Psalm 87:4 Hebrew Cush: Cush is the ancient name of the extensive territory south of the First Cataract of the Nile River. This region was called Ethiopia in Graeco-Roman time, and included within its borders most of modern Sudan and some of present-day Ethiopia (Abyssinia).
Psalm 87:4-6
New International Version
Psalm 87:4-6
New International Version
4 “I will record Rahab[a](A) and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia(B) too, and Tyre(C), along with Cush[b]—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”[c](D)
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will write in the register(E) of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
- Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
- Psalm 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.”
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