Psalms 87:3

3 Glorious things are said of you, city of God:[a]

Psalms 87:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
ESV
3 Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah
NLT
3 O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude
MSG
3 God's hometown - oh! everyone there is talking about you!
CSB
3 Glorious things are said about you, city of God. Selah

Psalms 87:3 In-Context

1 He has founded his city on the holy mountain.
2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are said of you, city of God:
4 “I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me— Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush — and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High himself will establish her.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Psalms 46:4; Isaiah 60:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
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