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The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.
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Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.*
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Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! Selah.
4
I mention Egypt* and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”*
5
It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,”* and the Most High will make it secure.
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When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.”* Selah.
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Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”*