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Psalms 87:2

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Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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Zion is the hill and city of Jerusalem, the covenant center where God chose to dwell among his people. Babylon, Cush, Egypt, Philistia, and Tyre were prominent foreign lands around Israel; later in the psalm they illustrate God’s purpose to include

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Psalms 87:2 mentions Babylon, Cush, Egypt, Jerusalem, Philistia, Tyre and Zion.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Cush · Bruce Allardice
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Jerusalem · Godot13

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