Psalm 87
Darby Translation · 7 verses
Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.
1His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among them that know me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this [man] was born there.5And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.6Jehovah will count, when he inscribeth the peoples, This [man] was born there. Selah.7As well the singers as the dancers [shall say], All my springs are in thee.Darby's Synopsis
Psalm 87 views Zion as founded of God, a city which has foundations. Men had cities, and boasted of them; but God had a city He founded in the holy mountains. Even here it was not Joseph or the richness of nature; God was its riches, its place the holy mountains, what was consecrated to Himself. In the power of the Spirit the godly is not ashamed of it (glorious things are spoken of it), nay, not in the presence of all the earth's seats of boasting.
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.