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Psalms 87:4

87:3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

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I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

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.

What does Psalms 87:4 mean?

Psalms 87:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), רַהַב (Rahab), בָּבֶל (Bâbel).

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I
will
make
mentionזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
of
RahabרַהַבRahab/rah'-hab/H7294Rahab (i.e. boaster), an epithet of Egypt
and
BabylonבָּבֶלBâbel/baw-bel'/H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
to
them
that
knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
me:
behold
Philistia,פְּלֶשֶׁתPᵉlesheth/pel-eh'-sheth/H6429Pelesheth, a region of Syria
and
Tyre,צֹרTsôr/tsore/H6865Tsor, a place in Palestine
with
Ethiopia;כּוּשׁKûwsh/koosh/H3568Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
this
man
was
bornיָלַדyâlad/yaw-lad'/H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
there.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 87:4.

Genesis 10:8

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

Joel 3:4

Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

Psalms 83:7

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

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What does Psalms 87:4 say?

Psalms 87:4 (King James Version) reads: "I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there."

Is Psalms 87:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 87:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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