Psalms 87:4

“I name Egypt and Babylon among them that know me; Behold! Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia,—They also were born there.”

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

In Context

3Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God! [[Pause.]]

5And of Zion it shall be said, “Men of every nation were born there, And the Most High hath established her.”

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Cross References

Psalms 45:12So shall the daughter of Tyre seek thy favor with gifts, The rich among the people.

Psalms 89:10Thou didst break Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter thine enemies with thy mighty arm.

Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, thou destroyer! Happy be he who requiteth thee As thou hast dealt with us!

Isaiah 14:4Then shall thou utter this song over the king of Babylon, and say, “How hath the tyrant fallen, The oppression ceased!

Matthew Henry on Psalms 87:2-4

The Glory of Zion. 1 His foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Some make the first words of the psalm to be part of the title; it is a psalm or song whose subject is the holy mountains—the temple built in Zion upon Mount Moriah. This is the foundation of the argument, or beginning of the psalm. Or we may suppose the psalmist had now the tabernacle or temple in view and was… Read the whole commentary →

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