Psalms 87:2-7

2 the LORD ¹loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

3 ²Glorious things of you are spoken, O ³city of God. Selah

4 Among those who ⁴know me I mention ⁵Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ⁶Cush^[a]-- "This one was born there," they say.

5 And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will ⁷establish her.

6 The LORD records as he ⁸registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah

7 ⁹Singers and ¹⁰dancers alike say, "All my ¹¹springs are in you."

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.''

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 78:67, 68
• 2. [Isaiah 60:1]; See Isaiah 54:1-3
• 3. Psalms 46:4
• 4. Psalms 36:10; [John 10:14]
• 5. See Job 9:13; See Isaiah 19:22-25
• 6. See Psalms 68:31
• 7. Psalms 48:8
• 8. See Psalms 69:28
• 9. Psalms 68:25
• 10. 2 Samuel 6:14
• 11. Psalms 36:9; Isaiah 12:3; Revelation 21:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Probably Nubia