Psalm 87

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The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion

Title

לִבְנֵי־קֹ֭רַח מִזְמ֣וֹר שִׁ֑יר

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

1

יְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃

He has founded His city on the holy mountains.

3

נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּ֣ר בָּ֑ךְ עִ֖יר הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

4

אַזְכִּ֤יר׀ רַ֥הַב וּבָבֶ֗ל לְֽיֹ֫דְעָ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה פְלֶ֣שֶׁת וְצ֣וֹר עִם־כּ֑וּשׁ זֶ֝֗ה יֻלַּד־שָֽׁם׃

“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

5

וּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן׀ יֵאָמַ֗ר אִ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִישׁ יֻלַּד־בָּ֑הּ וְה֖וּא יְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃

And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

6

יְֽהוָ֗ה יִ֭סְפֹּר בִּכְת֣וֹב עַמִּ֑ים זֶ֖ה יֻלַּד־שָׁ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃

The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

7

וְשָׁרִ֥ים כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כָּֽל־מַעְיָנַ֥י בָּֽךְ׃

Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”

Sources: STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.