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Psalm 87:4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 87 · verse 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.Psalm 87:4 · King James Version
Psalm 87:4 in context
2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
6The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistiaPᵉleshethPelesheth, a region of SyriaH6429 →
- EthiopiaKûwshCush , the name of a son of Ham, and of his territoryH3568 →
- mentionzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- RahabRahabRahab , an epithet of EgyptH7294 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
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Zion is here compared with other places, and preferred before them; the church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-7