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Psalm 87:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 87 · verse 6
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.Psalm 87:6 · King James Version
Psalm 87:6 in context
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.
7As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- countçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- bornyâladto bear youngH3205 →
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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