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Psalm 87. This is a psalm celebrating Zion as the chosen city of God; it looks forward to people of all nations--even nations that have been enemies to Israel--becoming citizens of this city (carrying forward the ideas of 86:9). This brief song provided themes for the Christian hymn, "Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God" (see 87:3).

87:1-3 The Lord Loves Zion. The opening section describes Zion, the capital of God's people, as the city God founded, the city whose gates the Lord loves, the city of God. Its location on the holy mount shows why it is so glorious: it is the place of the temple, where God's people meet him.