Psalms 87:7

Psalms 87:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
• New International Version (NIV)As they make music they will sing, “All my fountains are in you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Both the singers and the players on instruments say, “All my springs are in you.”

Context of Psalms 87:7

5But it is said of Zion’s residents, “Each one of these was born in her, and the sovereign One makes her secure.” 6The Lord writes in the census book of the nations, “This one was born there.” (Selah) As for the singers, as well as the pipers – all of them sing within your walls.

Psalms 87:7 word by word

וְשָׁרִ֥ים כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כָּֽל־מַעְיָנַ֥י בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As well the singersשִׁירshîyr shûr · to singH7891
• as the playersחָלַלchâlal · to play fluteH2490
• all my springsמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599

Cross-references for Psalms 87:7

• Psalms 68:24They see your processions, O God – the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.
• 1 Chronicles 15:16David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.
• 1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:
• Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and here was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Psalms 46:4The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the sovereign One.
• Isaiah 12:3Joyfully you will draw water from the springs of deliverance.
• John 1:16For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
• James 1:17All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
• Revelation 21:6He also said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Commentaries on Psalms 87:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7As well the singers, etc. - Perhaps, this may mean no more than, The burden of the songs of all the singers and choristers shall be, "All my fountains (ancestors and posterity) are in thee;" and consequently, entitled to all thy privileges and immunities. Instead of שרים sharim, "singers," many MSS. and early printed editions have, sarim, "princes." Some for מעיני mayenai, "my fountains," would read with several of the Versions, מעוני meoney…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there - literally, “The singers as the players on instruments.” The image is that of a musical procession, where the singers go before, followed by those who play on various instruments of music. The idea seems to be that when the number of the true friends of God shall be made up, or shall all be enrolled, there will be a triumphal procession; or, they are seen by the psalmist, moving before God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 The church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. In the records of heaven, the meanest of those who are born again stand registered. When God renders to every man according to his works, he shall observe who enjoyed the privileges of his sanctuary. To them much was given, and of them much will be required. Let those that dwell in Zion, mark this, and live up to their profession. Zion's songs shall be sung with…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. 77. As in a great procession of those thus written up, or registered, seeking Zion (Is 2:3; Jr 50:5), "the singers" and "players," or pipers, shall precede. all my springs--So each shall say, "All my sources of spiritual joy are in Thee" (Psa 46:4; 84:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 87:7

• Church
• Music

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• Psalms
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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