Psalms 87 GNV
Summary: A short psalm of the sons of Korah celebrating Zion's unique glory, opening "His foundation is in the holy mountains" and declaring "Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God" (v. 1, 3). Unusually, it envisions God formally registering foreign peoples — Rahab (Egypt), Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia — as though native-born citizens of Zion: "this man was born there" (v. 4, 6), a striking universalist note within the Psalter. It closes with singers and dancers declaring "all my springs are in thee" (v. 7), Zion as the wellspring of joy for every nation.
1A Psalme or song committed to the sonnes of Korah. God layde his foundations among the holy mountaines.
2The Lord loueth the gates of Zion aboue all the habitations of Iaakob.
3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O citie of God. Selah.
4I will make mention of Rahab and Babel among them that knowe me: beholde Palestina and Tyrus with Ethiopia, There is he borne.
5And of Zion it shall be sayde, Many are borne in her: and he, euen the most High shall stablish her.
6The Lord shall count, when hee writeth the people, He was borne there. Selah.
7Aswell the singers as the players on instruments shall prayse thee: all my springs are in thee.
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