Psalms 87:5

וּֽלֲצִיּוֹן ׀ יֵאָמַר אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד ־ בָּהּ וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיֽוֹן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

In Context

4אַזְכִּיר ׀ רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְֽיֹדְעָי הִנֵּה פְלֶשֶׁת וְצוֹר עִם ־ כּוּשׁ זֶה יֻלַּד ־ שָֽׁם ׃

6יְֽהוָה יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים זֶה יֻלַּד ־ שָׁם סֶֽלָה ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 48:8בְּרוּחַ קָדִים תְּשַׁבֵּר אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ ׃

Isaiah 44:4וְצָמְחוּ בְּבֵין חָצִיר כַּעֲרָבִים עַל ־ יִבְלֵי ־ מָֽיִם ׃

Matthew Henry on Psalms 87:5-7

The Glory of Zion. 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. 6 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. 7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee. Zion is here compared with other places, and preferred before them;… Read the whole commentary →

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