Psalms 87:3

87:2 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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

KJV

Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.

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

Glorious things are spoken of you, 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.

What does Psalms 87:3 mean?

Psalms 87:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כָּבַד (kâbad), דָבַר (dâbar), עִיר (ʻîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

Glorious

thingsכָּבַדkâbad/kaw-bad'/H3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)

are

spokenדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

thee,

cityעִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

Topics

Church (2)Zion

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 87:3.

Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Genesis 19:21

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. thee: Heb. thy face

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 87:3 say?

Psalms 87:3 (King James Version) reads: "Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah."

Is Psalms 87:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 87:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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