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Psalm 87
- Purpose
- To offer praise and prayer to God, to supply God’s people with texts for worship, and to provide reflection on the sovereignty of God and some of life’s toughest questions
- Author
- Various; nearly half are linked with David
- Date
- Written over the course of many centuries; the process of collecting and editing was likely completed after the Babylonian exile
- Setting
- Varied, but a postexilic setting accounts for much of the editorial activity and grouping of the psalms
Psalms has 36,194 words: about 2 hours 32 minutes to read, or 4 hours 18 minutes to listen to. Read it from the start or listen from the start.
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A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.
1His
2The
3Glorious
4I will make
5And of
6The
7As well the
Footnotes
- a 87:1 for the sons: or, of the sons
The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.
1He has founded His cityon the holy mountains.footnote a 2The LORD loves the gates of Zionmore than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3Glorious things are ascribed to you,O city of God.Selah 4“I will mention Rahabfootnote band Babylonamong those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cushfootnote c—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
5And it will be said of Zion:“This one and that one were born in her,and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples:“This one was born in Zion.”Selah 7Singers and pipers will proclaim,“All my springs of joy are in You.”
Footnotes
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