Psalms 87:5
“And of Zion it shalbe said, This and that man was borne in her: and the highest himselfe shall establish her.”
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Psalms 87:5 Context
3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O Citie of God. Selah. 4I will make mention of Rahab, and Babylon, to them that know mee; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this man was borne there. 5And of Zion it shalbe said, This and that man was borne in her: and the highest himselfe shall establish her. 6The Lord shall count when he writeth vp the people: that this man was borne there. Selah. 7As wel the singers as the players on instruments shall bee there: all my springs are in thee.
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Other Translations for Psalms 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
- King James Version
But of Zion it shall be said, "This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself will establish her."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.
- Basic English Bible
And of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.
- Darby Bible
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Highest himself shall establish her.
- Webster's Bible
Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born in her;" the Most High himself will establish her.
- World English Bible
And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But of Zion it shall be said: 'This man and that was born in her; and the Most High Himself doth establish her.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 87:5
87:5 Zion - Of Jerusalem, or the church of God. Said - It shall be acknowledged. Man - Heb. Man and man, all sorts of men without difference of nations. Establish - And this shall not be a transient, but a lasting work; Zion shall continue in its strength and fertility because the Almighty God is her founder and protector.