Psalms 87:2-7

2 He loves its gates more than any other place in Israel.
3 City of God, wonderful things are said about you.Selah
4 God says, "I will put Egypt and Babylonia on the list of nations that know me. People from Philistia, Tyre, and Cush will be born there."
5 They will say about Jerusalem, "This one and that one were born there. God Most High will strengthen her."
6 The Lord will keep a list of the nations. He will note, "This person was born there."Selah
7 They will dance and sing, "All good things come from Jerusalem." A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

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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