17DO WITH ME A SIGN OF GOODNESS SO THEY MAY SEE [THOSE WHO] HATE ME AND THEY MAY BE ASHAMED FOR YOU O YAHWEH YOU HAVE HELPED ME AND YOU HAVE COMFORTED ME 17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
0OF [THE] SONS OF KORAH A PSALM A SONG The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion 0A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.
1FOUNDATION HIS [IS] AMONG [THE] MOUNTAINS OF HOLINESS 1He has founded His city on the holy mountains.*NoteCloseLiterally His foundation is on the holy mountains
2[IS] LOVING YAHWEH [THE] GATES OF ZION MORE THAN ALL [THE] DWELLING PLACES OF JACOB 2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3GLORIOUS [THINGS] [IS] SPOKEN IN YOU O CITY OF <THE> GOD SELAH 3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
4I WILL BRING TO REMEMBRANCE RAHAB AND BABYLON TO [THOSE WHO] KNOW ME THERE! PHILISTIA AND TYRE WITH CUSH THIS ONE IT WAS BORN THERE 4“I will mention Rahab*NoteCloseRahab is a poetic name for Egypt. and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush*NoteCloseThat is, the upper Nile region — when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
5AND OF ZION IT WILL BE SAID A PERSON AND A PERSON HE WAS BORN IN IT AND HE HE WILL ESTABLISH IT [THE] MOST HIGH 5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
6YAHWEH HE WILL COUNT WHEN RECORDS PEOPLES THIS ONE HE WAS BORN THERE SELAH 6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
7AND SINGERS LIKE PIPERS ALL SPRINGS MY [ARE] IN YOU 7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”