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Psalms 87

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Key Verse

Psalms 87:3 BSB

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

Outline

  • The Lord Loves The Gates Of Zion More Than All The Dwellings Of Jacob (v1-3)
  • Of Zion It Will Be Said, "This One And That One Were Born In Her" (v4-6)
  • The Singers And Musicians Say, "All My Springs Are In You" (v7)

Context

  • Written by Sons of Korah
  • Written in Hebrew
  • Passage type · Poetic
  • 7 verses · 120 words

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The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

1He has founded His city

on the holy mountains.a

2The LORD loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are ascribed to you,

O city of God.

Selah

4“I will mention Rahabb and Babylon

among those who know Me —

along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cushc —

when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

5And it will be said of Zion:

“This one and that one were born in her,

and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples:

“This one was born in Zion.”

Selah

7Singers and pipers will proclaim,

“All my springs of joy are in You.”

  1. a 87:1 Literally His foundation is on the holy mountains
  2. b 87:4 Rahab is a poetic name for Egypt.
  3. c 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
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