1 His foundation, is in the holy mountains:
2 Yahweh loveth the gates of Zion, More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things, are to be spoken of thee, O city of God. [Selah.]
4 I will mention Rahab and Babylon, to them who know me—Lo! Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia, This one was born there.
5 But, of Zion, it shall be said—This man and that were born in her, And the Highest himself shall establish her.
6 Yahweh, will record, when he enrolleth the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah.]
7 As well the singers as the flute-players [are saying],—All my springs, are in thee!
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Today's Verse
Ye are of `your' father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Verse Of The DayThe closing line, 'all my springs are in thee,' recalls the imagery of God as the source of life found in Psalms 36:9. Its picture of singers and instrument players celebrating in Zion sets up the far darker tone of Psalms 88 that follows.
