Psalms 87 (DBY)

Chapter Text

87:1 {Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.} His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.

87:2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.

87:3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

87:4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among them that know me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this [man] was born there.

87:5 And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.

87:6 Jehovah will count, when he inscribeth the peoples, This [man] was born there. Selah.

87:7 As well the singers as the dancers [shall say], All my springs are in thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "korah", "psalm", "song", "foundation", "mountains", "holiness", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "korah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "sons" and "korah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sons" and "korah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.