Psa 87:1-4 - Commentary

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Text -- Psalms 87:1-4 (NET)

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Psalm 87

87:1 Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. 87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob. 87:3 People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah) 87:4 I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. Here are Philistia and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. It is said of them, “This one was born there.”

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Names, People and Places:

· Babylon a country of Babylon in lower Mesopotamia

· Ethiopia a country south of Egypt

· Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

· Korah a man who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.,son of Esau and Oholibamah,son of Eliphaz son of Esau,son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Hebron of Judah,son of Izhar (Amminadab) son of Kohath son of Levi

· Philistia the country of the Philistines which was the coastal plain of southwestern Palestine

· Rahab a woman inkeeper in Jericho who hid two Hebrew spies; ancester of Boaz and of Jesus,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Rahab',poetic synonym for Egypt and or the exodus (IBD),the mythical monster of chaos, mainly to do with an unruly sea,as representing the Hebrew name 'Raxab', which has a velar fricative in the middle.,a woman of Jericho; wife of Salmon (Matt. 1:5)

· Selah a musical notation for crescendo or emphasis by action (IBD)

· Tyre a resident of the town of Tyre

· Zion one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem

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NET Notes: Psa 87:1 Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the Lord’...

NET Notes: Psa 87:3 Heb “glorious things are spoken about you.” The translation assumes this is a general reference to compliments paid to Zion by those who l...

NET Notes: Psa 87:4 Heb “and this one was born there.” The words “It is said of them” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for clarificati...

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