Psalms 87
87
Fountains of Delight
A prophetic song composed by the prophetic singers of Korah’s clan
1High upon his hills of holiness stands God’s city. # 87:1 The Aramaic reads “His foundations are in his holy mountains.”
2How God loves the gates of Zion, his favorite place on earth. # 87:2 Or “The Lord loves Zion’s gates more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.”
3So many glorious things have been proclaimed
over Zion, God’s holy city!
Pause in his presence
4For the Lord says, “Here are the nations
who will acknowledge me as God: # 87:4 This is in anticipation of the nations of the earth coming to know Christ as the eternal King. See Ps. 86:9.
Egypt, # 87:4 Or “the proud one,” which is a title given to Egypt. Iraq, # 87:4 Or “Babylon,” which means “gate of God.” Palestine, # 87:4 Or “Philistia,” which means “land of sojourners.” and the Mediterranean people, # 87:4 Or “Tyre,” which means “a rock.”
even distant Ethiopia.
They will all boast, ‘I was born in Zion!’ ”
5But over Zion it will be said,
“The mighty Man was born there, and he will establish it.” # 87:5 As translated from the Aramaic. The Hebrew reads “Each one is born in Zion, and the Most High makes her secure.”
For the God Most High will truly bless Jerusalem.
6And when he counts her citizens, recording them in his registry,
he will write by their names: “This one was born again here!”
Pause in his presence
7And the princes of God’s feasts will sing and dance, # 87:7 As translated from the Aramaic. singing,
“Every fountain of delight springs up from your life within me!”
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87
Glorious Things of You Are Spoken
A Psalm of #Ps. 42, titlethe Sons of Korah. A Song.
1On #See Ps. 48:1 the holy mount #Isa. 28:16stands the city he founded;
2the Lord #Ps. 78:67, 68loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
3 # [Isa. 60:1]; See Isa. 54:1-3 Glorious things of you are spoken,
O #Ps. 46:4city of God. Selah
4Among those who #Ps. 36:10; [John 10:14] know me I mention #See Job 9:13; See Isa. 19:22-25 Rahab and Babylon;
behold, Philistia and Tyre, with #See Ps. 68:31Cush#87:4 Probably Nubia—
“This one was born there,” they say.
5And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will #Ps. 48:8establish her.
6The Lord records as he #See Ps. 69:28registers the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah
7 #
Ps. 68:25 Singers and #2 Sam. 6:14 dancers alike say,
“All my #Ps. 36:9; Isa. 12:3; Rev. 21:6springs are in you.”
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