Psalms 87 (KJV)

Chapter Text

87:1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.

87:2 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings 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 to 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 and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

87:6 The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

87:7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foundation", "holy", "mountains", "lord", "loveth", "gates", "zion", and "than". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foundation" and "holy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local KJV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "foundation" and "holy" 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 "foundation" and "holy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.