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Psa 87:1-7 -- Psalm 87

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Psalms
[ebd] The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another contribution to the sacred collecti...
[nave] PSALMS Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of God, Deut. 32:1-43; Psa. 90. Song of Deborah, celebrat...
House
[nave] HOUSE Built of stone, Lev. 14:40-45; Isa. 9:10; Amos 5:11; brick, Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:11-14; Isa. 9:10; wood, Song 1:17; Isa. 9:10. Built into city walls, Josh. 2:15. Used for worship, Acts 1:13, 14; 12:12; Rom. 16:5; 1 Cor. ...
Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
Korah
[nave] KORAH 1. A son of Esau, Gen. 36:5, 14, 18. 2. A Korhite Levite, Ex. 6:18, 21, 24; jealous of Moses, leads two hundred and fifty princes in an insurrection, and is swallowed up in the earth, Num. 16; 26:9, 10; Deut. 11:6; Ps...
Foundation
[nave] FOUNDATION Deut. 32:22; Josh. 6:26; 1 Sam. 2:8; 2 Sam. 22:8, 16; 1 Kin. 5:17; 6:37; 7:9; 16:34; 2 Chr. 3:3; 8:16; 23:5; Ezra 3:3, 10; 4:12; 5:16; 6:3; Job 4:19; 22:16; 38:4; Psa. 11:3; 18:7, 15; 82:5; 87:1; 89:14; 97:2; 102:...
Jesus, The Christ
[nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
PSALMS, BOOK OF
[isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
[isbe] ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - es-ka-tol'-o-ji A) Scope of Article B) Dr. Charles' Work C) Individual Religion in Israel I. FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS 1. Idea of God 2. Idea of Man Body, Soul and Spirit 3. Sin and Death II. CONCE...
ETHICS, III
[isbe] ETHICS, III - III. Principles and Characteristics of Biblical Ethics. The sketch of the history of ethics just offered, brief as it necessarily is, may serve to indicate the ideas which have shaped modern thought and helped ...
JESUS CHRIST, 2
[isbe] JESUS CHRIST, 2 - LITERATURE Jesus Christ: The Founder of the Christian religion; the promised Messiah and Saviour of the world; the Lord and Head of the Christian church. I. The Names. 1. Jesus: (Iesous) is the Greek equiva...
Jerusalem
[ebd] called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the "city of God," the "holy city;" by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning "the holy;" once "the city of Judah" (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means "posses...
Church
[nave] CHURCH, the collective body of believers. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Called in the O.T., The Congregation, Ex. 12:3, 6, 19, 47; 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22; Lev. 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14. Called in the N.T., Church, Matt. 16:18; ...

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Psalms 87: Citizenship of Zion

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Kar'na Jemaat di Sorga Mulia [KJ.264] ( For All the Saints ) Hover on the song's title to listen the music

1. Kar'na jemaat di sorga mulia, yang t'lah bersaksi dalam dunia, namaMu, Yesus, dimuliakanlah! Haleluya, Haleluya!	Ibr 12:1 Why 7:9-17 Why 14:13
2. Kaulah tempat mereka berteduh, Kaulah Panglima laskar yang kudus. Engkau Terang di malam yang sendu. Haleluya, Haleluya!	Yoh 8:12
3. Jadikan kami juga beriman bagai umatMu yang telah menang demi mahkota jaya cemerlang. Haleluya, Haleluya!	1 Tim 6:12 2 Tim 4:6-8 Yak 1:12 1 Ptr 5:4 Why 2:10
4. Indah benar serikat yang kudus: kita lemah, mereka jaya t'rus, tetapi satu dalam Penebus. Haleluya, Haleluya!
5. Walau perang semakin menggegar, nyanyian jaya sayup terdengar; kembali tabah hati yang gentar. Haleluya, Haleluya!
6. Teja emas kemilau di senja, tanda sentosa bagi yang lelah: perlambang firdaus yang sejahtera. Haleluya, Haleluya!
7. Terbitlah fajar yang lebih cerlang: bangkitlah laskar di dalam terang. Menyambut Yesus, Raja Pemenang. Haleluya, Haleluya!
8. Segala bangsa yang t'lah ditebus masuk ke Sion sambil bersyukur, memuji Bapa, Putra, Roh kudus. Haleluya, Haleluya!	Mzm 87 Yes 60:1-5 Why 21:24-27
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Kota Sion, Kota Allah [KJ.262] ( Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken ) Hover on the song's title to listen the music

Yerusalem, Mulia dan Kudus [KJ.261] Hover on the song's title to listen the music

1. Yerusalem, mulia dan kudus, rinduan hatiku! 'Ku tergerak hendak terbang terus ke puncak bukitmu, diatas hutan rimba dan gunung dan lembah, supaya aku tiba di negeri baka.	Mzm 48 Mzm 87 Mzm 122 Ibr 11:10 Why 3:12 Why 21:2, 9-11
2. Bila kelak bersinar cahyamu, o hari cemerlang, waktunyalah kus'rahkan nyawaku gembira dan senang ke dalam tangan Bapa yang t'lah memilihnya dan kuperoleh s'lamat di Sion s'lamanya.	Mzm 31:6
3. Kota emas, gerbangmu bukalah, terima salamku! Di dunia alangkah lamanya 'ku rindu padamu, Tatkala aku susah di alam yang fana dan kudambakan sorga pusaka yang baka.	Mat 5:3, 10
4. O lihatlah kumpulan yang kudus, berlaksa banyaknya! Jumlah besar yang sudah ditebus, pilihan mulia, Telah diutus Tuhan menyambut diriku Di saat 'ku berjuang di kancah kemelut.	Why 5:11 Why 7:9 1 Tes 3:13
5. Nabi besar, leluhur mulia, jemaat beriman, yang t'lah pernah memikul salibnya, disiksa, ditekan, sekarang aku lihat berwajah yang cerah di cahya yang gemilang yang tiada habisnya.	Why 18:20 1 Ptr 2:21 Ibr 11:35-40 Why 7:9-12
6. Wahai Firdaus, nyanyianmu merdu dan warnamu segar, udaramu dan tamanmu penuh bahagia benar. Kemuliaan sorga t'lah masuk hatiku dan 'ku menyanyi Juga menurut lagumu.	Why 21:1-2
7. Madah besar gempita cemerlang di sana menggegap; gambus, gendang, kecapi dan serdam membuatnya lengkap: berlaksa-laksa lidah bersuara bergema di dalam gita indah di sorga s'lamanya.	Why 4:8-11 Why 5:9-14 Why 7:9-12 Why 14:2-3 Why 15:2-4 Why 19:1-8
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[Psa 87:1] Zion, Founded On The Mountains Hover on the song's title to listen the music

Resources/Books

Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

Date and Writers

The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
Outline

I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
I. Book 3: chs 73--89

A man or men named Asaph wrote 17 of the psalms in this book (Pss. 73-83). Other writers were the sons of Korah (Pss. 84-85, 87), David (Ps. 86), Heman (Ps. 88), and Ethan (Ps. 89). Asaph, Heman, and Ethan were musicians from...
4. The appeal to God 89:38-52

89:38-45 Next Ethan recounted what God had permitted to overtake David. He was now weak and defeated rather than being strong and successful. God had apparently cut David off and gone back on His promises. The fall of Jerusal...
Bibliography

Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...

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1. Kota Sion, kota Allah, puri agung dan tenar, kau dipilih tempat tinggal oleh Yang Maha Besar. Kau berdiri atas Cadas yang abadi dan teguh, Tiada tertembus musuhmu tembok kes'lamatanmu.	Mzm 48 Mzm 78:13 Mzm 87 Mzm 122 Mzm 132:13 Yes 25:6-8 Yes 33:20-21 Yes 60:14 Yl 3:17 Why 3:12 Yes 28:16 Mat 16:18
2. Putera serta putrimu cukup akan air sejuk. Yang bersumber pada kasih, pantang takut dan keluh. Siapa akan haus lagi, bila ada air sedap? Rahmat, seperti Sumbernya tak henti, akan tetap.	Yeh 47:1-12 Why 7:17 Why 21:6 Why 22:1-2 Why 22:17
3. Tiap rumah terselubung oleh awan yang pekat. Ada api menerangi Allah pun tetap dekat. B'ri naungan pada siang, b'ri terang dalam gelap; Manna pun dib'ri makanan atas doa yang tetap.	Bil 14:14 Kel 13:21-22 Kel 16:15 Yoh 6:32-58 Why 2:17
4. Yesus, bila k'lak pun aku jadi warga kotaMu, walau dunia menekanku, 'ku kupuji namaMu. Kebesaran anak dunia akan hilang dan lenyap. Hanya harta warga Sion dan sukanya yang tetap.	Mzm 87:6 Flp 3:20 Ibr 12:23 1 Yoh 2:16-17
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