1 > 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{Rahab is a reference to Egypt.} 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.\"
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Today's Verse
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
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.
