Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 87

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

1He has founded His cityיְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹye.su.da.ToH3248on the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944mountainsבְּהַרְרֵי־be.ha.rei-H2042.

2The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726more than allמִ֝כֹּ֗לmi.KolH3605the dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

3Glorious thingsנִ֭כְבָּדוֹתNikh.ba.dotH3513are ascribedמְדֻבָּ֣רme.du.BarH1696to you,O cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4“I will mentionאַזְכִּ֤יר׀'az.KirH2142Rahabרַ֥הַבRa.havH7293and Babylonוּבָבֶ֗לu.va.VelH894among those who know Meלְֽיֹ֫דְעָ֥יle.Yo.de.'AiH3045—along withהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009Philistiaפְלֶ֣שֶׁתfe.Le.shetH6429,Tyreוְצ֣וֹרve.TzorH6865,andעִם־'im-H5973Cushכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568— when I say, ‘This oneזֶ֝֗הZehH2088was bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205in Zionשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.’”

5And it will be saidיֵאָמַ֗רye.'a.MarH559of Zionוּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן׀u.la.tzi.YonH6726: “This oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and that oneוְ֭אִישׁVe.'ishH376were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205in her,and the Most Highעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945Himselfוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will establish herיְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָye.kho.Ne.haH3559.”

6The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will recordיִ֭סְפֹּרYis.porH5608in the registerבִּכְת֣וֹבbikh.TovH3789of the peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971: “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088one was bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205in Zionשָׁ֣םshamH8033.”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7Singersוְשָׁרִ֥יםve.sha.RimH7891and pipersH2342will proclaim, “Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605my springsמַעְיָנַ֥יma'.ya.NaiH4599of joy are in You.”

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

Commentaries on Psalms 87