English Standard Version
Psalms 87:3
3Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah
Psalms 87:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)Glorious things are said of you, city of God:
- New King James Version (NKJV)Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude
Context of Psalms 87:3
1On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 2the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah 4Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush— "This one was born there," they say. 5And of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her"; for the Most High himself will establish her.
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נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּ֣ר בָּ֑ךְ עִ֖יר הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 87:3
- Psalms 48:2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
- Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me."
- Isaiah 54:2"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.
- Isaiah 59:20"And a Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression," declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
- Isaiah 61:3to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
- Isaiah 62:1For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart.
- Jeremiah 31:12They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.
- Ezekiel 36:2Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, 'Aha!' and, 'The ancient heights have become our possession,'
- Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city.
- Ezekiel 48:1"These are the names of the tribes: Beginning at the northern extreme, beside the way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, as far as Hazar-enan (which is on the northern border of Damascus over against Hamath), and extending from the east side to the west, Dan, one portion.
- Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
Commentaries on Psalms 87:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Glorious things are spoken of thee - Or, there are glorious words or doctrines in thee. Does this refer to the glorious doctrines of the Christian Church? These are glorious sayings indeed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Glorious things are spoketh of thee, O city of God - Jerusalem, called the “city of God” as being the place of his unique home on earth. The word rendered “are spoken” may mean either “have been spoken,” or “are to be spoken;” that is, either, such things have been said, or they may be said. They have been placed on record; or, they may now be put on record concerning thee. Probably the former is the true meaning; and the language would embrace such…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7This psalm presents Jerusalem as the city of God, where people from all nations are counted as citizens.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. spoken of thee--or, "in thee," that is, the city of God (Psa 46:4; 48:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 87
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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