New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 87

The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

1Hisfoundationיְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹye.su.da.ToH3248is in the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944mountainsH2022.

2The Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726MoreH4480thanH4480allמִ֝כֹּ֗לmi.KolH3605the otherdwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908placesH4908of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

3Gloriousנִ֭כְבָּדוֹתNikh.ba.dotH3513thingsH3513are spokenמְדֻבָּ֣רme.du.BarH1696of you, Ocityעִ֖יר'irH5892of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

4“I shall mentionאַזְכִּ֤יר׀'az.KirH2142RahabH7294and Babylonוּבָבֶ֗לu.va.VelH894among those who knowלְֽיֹ֫דְעָ֥יle.Yo.de.'AiH3045Me;Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Philistiaפְלֶ֣שֶׁתfe.Le.shetH6429andTyreוְצ֣וֹרve.TzorH6865withEthiopiaכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568: ‘ThisH2088oneזֶ֝֗הZehH2088was bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.’”

5But of Zionוּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן׀u.la.tzi.YonH6726it shall be saidיֵאָמַ֗רye.'a.MarH559, “ThisH376oneH376and that oneH376were bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205in her”;And the Mostעֶלְיֽוֹן׃el.YonH5945HighH5945Himselfוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931willestablishיְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָye.kho.Ne.haH3559her.

6The Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will countיִ֭סְפֹּרYis.porH5608when Heregistersבִּכְת֣וֹבbikh.TovH3789the peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971, “ThisH2088oneזֶ֖הzehH2088was bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033.”Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

7Then those whosingוְשָׁרִ֥יםve.sha.RimH7891as well as those whoplayH2490the flutesH2490shall say, “Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605myspringsמַעְיָנַ֥יma'.ya.NaiH4599of joy are in you.”

The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

Commentaries on Psalms 87