Psalms 87:3

87:3 People say wonderful things about you, ¹ 

O city of God. (Selah)

Psalms 136:2

136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods,

for his loyal love endures.

Psalms 90:1

Book 4
(Psalms 90-106)

Psalm 90 ² 

A prayer of Moses, the man of God.

90:1 O Lord, you have been our protector ³  through all generations!

[87:3]  ¹ tn Heb “glorious things are spoken about you.” The translation assumes this is a general reference to compliments paid to Zion by those who live within her walls and by those who live in the surrounding areas and lands. Another option is that this refers to a prophetic oracle about the city’s glorious future. In this case one could translate, “wonderful things are announced concerning you.”

[90:1]  ² sn Psalm 90. In this communal lament the worship leader affirms that the eternal God and creator of the world has always been Israel’s protector. But God also causes men, who are as transient as grass, to die, and in his fierce anger he decimates his covenant community, whose brief lives are filled with suffering and end in weakness. The community asks for wisdom, the restoration of God’s favor, a fresh revelation of his power, and his blessing upon their labors.

[90:1]  ³ tn Or “place of safety.” See Ps 71:3.