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Ps. 87:1. God built His holy city to be a safe and secure heavenly refuge. The psalmist began with two revelations to show how God’s City of Zion is unlike any human city. He built it, and it exists high up in a holy place, set apart from the sinful world: “A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.
- (4) Boasting Over The Citizens of Zion.
- (5-6) God Records The Register of His people.
- (7) The Blessedness of Zion’s citizens.
“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: ‘This one was born there.’” a. I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon: After a focus on Jerusalem itself, God spoke of the Gentile nations on every side of Israel, who were their rivals and often enemies. God promised that even among the r...
And of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.” The LORD will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah a. Of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”: The psalmist repeated the thought from the previous verse and expanded it. T...
Both the singers and the players on instruments say,“All my springs are in you.” a. Both the singers and the players on instruments say: This point was so important that both the singers and instruments of Israel emphasized it. It’s possible that instruments here refers to dancers. i. “The crowds in the earthly Jerusalem are celebrating with music,...
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There the tabernacle of God found its fulfillment and permanence in the great temple David designed and Solomon built. There the institutions of sacrifice, worship, and priestly service were established for centuries. There Jesus recognized and honored the city and observed the feasts and temple rituals.
Psalm 87 is a song of the sons of Korah that proclaims God's love for Zion and its inhabitants. It speaks about the glory of Zion, the city of God, and celebrates the universality of God's salvation. The Psalm reveals how God registers those who acknowledge Him, regardless of their origin.
The most obvious explanation is to refer it to God, and the meaning is, that his "foundation," or that which he had founded and established, to wit, the place for his worship, or for the institutions of religion, was in the holy mountains of Jerusalem.
Many conceive that it was written at the founding of David's city of Zion, but does not the mention of Babylon imply a later date? It would seem to have been written after Jerusalem and the Temple had been built, and had enjoyed a history, of which glorious things could be spoken.
