Psalms 87 (LSB)

Chapter Text

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

87:2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

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

87:4 “I shall mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me; Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia: ‘This one was born there.’”

87:5 But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; And the Most High Himself will establish her.

87:6 Yahweh will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

87:7 And singers, just like the dancers, will all say, “All my springs are in you.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "korah", "psalm", "song", "foundation", "holy", "mountains", and "yahweh". 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 LSB 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.