Psalm 87
Expanded Bible
God Loves Jerusalem
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah [C descendants of Kohath, son of Levi, who served as temple musicians; 1 Chr. 6:22].
87 ·The Lord built Jerusalem [L Its foundations are] on the holy mountain [C Zion, the location of the Temple].
2 ·He [L The Lord] loves ·its gates [L the gates of Zion] more than any other place in ·Israel [L Jacob].
3 City of God,
·wonderful [glorious] things are said about you [46; 48; Is. 2:2–4; 26:1–2; 60:15–22; 61:1–7]. ·
4 God says, “I will ·put Egypt and Babylonia
on the list of nations that know me [L mention Rahab and Babylonia as those who know me].
People from Philistia, Tyre, and Cush [C Ethiopia]
will be born there.”
5 They will say about ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple],
“This one and that one were born there.
God Most High will ·strengthen [establish] her.”
6 The Lord will keep a list of the nations.
He will note, “This person was born there.” ·
7 They will dance and sing,
“All ·good things come from Jerusalem [L my fountains are in you; 46:4; Jer. 2:13; Ezek. 47; Rev. 22:1–5].”
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Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
مَزْمُورٌ لِبَنِي قُورَحَ، أُنشُودَة.
87 وَضَعَ اللهُ أسَاسَهَا فِي سِلسِلَةِ الجِبَالِ المُقَدَّسَةِ.
2 يَحِبُّ اللهُ بَوَّابَاتِ صِهْيَوْنَ،
أكْثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ مُدُنِ إسْرَائِيلَ الأُخرَى.
3 يَا مَدِينَةَ اللهِ،
يَقُوُلُ فِيكِ النَّاسُ أشْيَاءَ بَدِيعَةً. سِلَاهْ[a]
4 أذْكُرُ مِصْرًا[b] وَبَابِلَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي تَعْرِفُنِي.
أذْكُرُ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا فِي فِلَسطِينَ وَصُورَ وَكُوشٍ.
5 هَذَا وَذَاكَ يَقُولَانِ إنَّهُمَا وُلِدَا فِي صِهْيَوْنَ،
المَدِينَةِ الَّتِي بَنَاهَا اللهُ العَلِيُّ.
6 عِنْدَ اللهِ سِجِلَّاتٌ لِشَعْبِهِ،
فَيَعْرِفُ أيْنَ وُلِدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ. سِلَاهْ
7 سَيَرْقُصُونَ وَيُغَنُّونَ وَيَقُولُونَ:
«مِنْ صِهْيَوْنَ تَأْتِي كُلُّ الخَيْرَاتِ.»
Footnotes
- 87:3 سِلَاهْ كلمةٌ تظهرُ فِي كِتَابِ المزَاميرِ وكتَابِ حَبَقُوقَ. وَهِيَ عَلَى الأغلبِ إشَارةٌ للمرنّمينَ أوِ العَازِفينَ بِمَعْنَى التّوقّفُ قليلًا أوْ تغييرِ الطبقة. (أيْضًا فِي العَدَد 6)
- 87:4 مصر حَرفِيًّا «رَهَب.» وَهُوَ اسمُ تِنِّينٌ أوْ حَيَوَانٌ بَحريٌ ضَخمٌ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَظنُّونَ أنَّهُ يُسيطرُ علَى البحرِ. وَهُوَ فِي العَادَةِ رمزٌ للشَّرِّ وَلأعْدَاءِ الله، وَقَدْ عُرِفَتْ مِصْرٌ بِهَذَا الاسمِ. (انْظُرْ كِتَابَ إشعيَاء 30:7)
Psalm 87
EasyEnglish Bible
This psalm is a song that the sons of Korah wrote.
God's holy city[a]
87 The Lord built his city on the holy mountain.
2 The Lord loves Zion city,
more than any other place where Jacob's family lives.[b]
3 People say great things about you!
You are God's own city!
Selah.
4 I will speak about the nations that serve God.
Rahab and Babylon are now among them,
also Philistia, Tyre and Ethiopia.[c]
They say about themselves,
‘This man was born in Zion.’
5 They say this about Zion:
‘Each one of these people was born there.’
It is the Most High God who makes that city strong.
6 The Lord will write a list of all their names.
For the people from different nations,
he will say, ‘This person was born in Zion.’
Selah.
7 The singers and the musicians will say,
‘All our blessings come from you, Zion.’
Footnotes
- 87:1 This psalm is about Zion, God's special home. Zion was the name of the hill on which King Solomon built the temple. The writer looks ahead to a time when people from many nations will worship God. Then they will belong to God's city, as God's people. They will say, ‘I was born there.’
- 87:2 Jacob's family means the Israelite people.
- 87:4 Rahab is another name for Egypt.
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