(A Korah family psalm for singing.)
God built his city on holy Zion,
His favorite place on earth.
No other house is quite like his home.
Wondrous things,
Shocking things,
Beautiful things
Are said of you, city of God.
(Pause and prepare yourself.)
“I will write down these names
Among those who know me:
Monstrous Egypt and Babylon.
Not only those,
But Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia.
I’ll say of them,
‘You were born in Zion.'”
It’s stunning but true,
But this too will be said of Zion:
“Women and men of every kind
Were all born in her.
For it’s the Great One who sets the rules.”
Yes, Yahweh himself will write their names
In the book of citizenship:
“Even that guy was born in Zion.”
(Pause and let that sink in.)
There will be dancing and singing.
“My life is a fountain,
Springing from you.”