{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":87,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/86","next":"psalms/88","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 He has founded His city on the holy mountains.","f":["Literally His foundation is on the holy mountains"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 He has founded His city"},{"style":"indent2","t":"on the holy mountains."}],"h":"The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD loves the gates of Zion"},{"style":"indent2","t":"more than all the dwellings of Jacob."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Glorious things are ascribed to you,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O city of God."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"“ I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me — along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush — [when I say,] ‘This one was born [in Zion].’”","f":["Rahab is a poetic name for Egypt.","That is, the upper Nile region"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ I will mention Rahab and Babylon"},{"style":"indent2","t":"among those who know Me —"},{"style":"indent1","t":"along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[when I say,] ‘This one was born [in Zion].’”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"And it will be said of Zion:“ This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"And it will be said of Zion:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ This one and that one were born in her,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the Most High Himself will establish her.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"The LORD will record in the register of the peoples:“ This one was born [in Zion].” Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD will record in the register of the peoples:"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ This one was born [in Zion].”"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":7,"t":"Singers and pipers [will proclaim],“ All my springs [of joy] [are] in You.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Singers and pipers [will proclaim],"},{"style":"indent2","t":"“ All my springs [of joy] [are] in You.”"}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song."}