Psalms 87:2-7

2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among them that know me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this [man] was born there.
5 And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.
6 Jehovah will count, when he inscribeth the peoples, This [man] was born there. Selah.
7 As well the singers as the dancers [shall say], All my springs are in thee.

Psalms 87:2-7 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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The Darby Translation is in the public domain.