Frequently Asked Questions
What is Psalm 87 about?
It's a short psalm praising Zion, God's chosen city, declaring "glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God" (v.3).
Which nations are mentioned as being 'born' in Zion in Psalm 87?
Verse 4 mentions Rahab (Egypt) and Babylon, along with Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia, as peoples counted among those recorded as born there.
How does Psalm 87 end?
It ends with singers and instrument players declaring, "all my springs are in thee" (v.7), affirming Zion as the source of life and joy for God's people.
Today's Verse
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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