Psalms 87:1-6

1 A psalm of the sons of Korach. A song: On the holy mountains is [the city's] foundation.
2 ADONAI loves the gates of Tziyon more than all the dwellings in Ya'akov.
3 Glorious things are said about you, city of God. (Selah)
4 I count Rahav and Bavel among those who know me; Of P'leshet, Tzor and Ethiopia [they will say], "This one was born there."
5 But of Tziyon it will be said, "This one and that was born in it, for the Most High himself establishes it."
6 When he registers the peoples, ADONAI will record, "This one was born there."(Selah)

Psalms 87:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 87

\\<>\\. Whether this psalm was composed by David, in a view of the temple to be built by his son Solomon; or whether by one that returned from the Babylonish captivity, who wrote it for the comfort of those that wept at the laying of the foundation of the second temple; it seems evident that the subject matter of it is the church of God in Gospel times, and especially in the latter day glory: the title in the Syriac version is, ``concerning the redemption of Jerusalem.''

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