Psalm 87:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 87:4-7

Zion is here compared with other places, and preferred before them; the church of Christ is more glorious and excellent than the nations of the earth. 1. It is owned that other places have their glories (Ps. 87:4): ?I will make mention of Rahab? (that is, Egypt) ?and Babylon, to those that know me and are about me, and with whom I discourse about public affairs; behold Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia? (or rather Arabia), ?we will observe that this man was born there; here and there one... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 87:5

And of Zion it shall be said ,.... The same with the city of God, the church before commended: this and that man was born in her ; this and that great man, in opposition to a mean person, in the preceding verse: "or a man and man" F4 איש ואיש "vir et vir", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; men of all sorts, and of different nations, Jews and Gentiles, and great numbers of them: and the Highest himself shall establish her ; the church of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 87:5

This and that man was born in her - It will be an honor to any person to have been born in Zion. But how great is the honor to be born from above, and be a citizen of the Jerusalem that is from above! To be children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus! The Targum has, "David the king, and Solomon his son, were brought up here." The Highest himself shall establish her - The Christian Church is built on the foundation of the prophets and apostles; Jesus Christ himself being the Cornerstone. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 87:5

Verse 5 5And it shall be said of Zion, Man and man is born in her. It is asserted, in the 4th verse, That new citizens shall be gathered into the Church of God from different parts of the world; and here the same subject is prosecuted. Another figure is however employed, which is, that strangers by birth shall be accounted among the holy people, just as if they were descended from Abraham. It had been stated in the preceding verse, that the Chaldeans and Egyptians would be added to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

The habitation of God. This psalm is true, whether we apply it— I. TO ISRAEL OF OLD , God's ancient people. That the writer had them in his mind, there can be no doubt, whatever other applications we may make of his words. Like the other psalms "for the sons of Korah," it most probably belongs to the days of Hezekiah. The sons of Korah were the keepers of those "gates" which in this psalm, as in Psalms 84:1-12 ; they celebrate; and the triumph of which they tell harmonizes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

The glory of the Church. I. IN ITS FOUNDATION . "In the holy mountains." 1 . It is founded in the nature of God. In the Divine love. "The Lord loveth the gates of Zion," etc. 2 . It is founded also in the nature of man . In his spiritual nature, affinities, and needs. The Church, therefore, has sacred foundations: "and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her." II. IT IS CALLED THE CITY OF GOD . 1 . It Consists of the highest social... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:4-6

The Almighty is introduced as making a revelation to the psalmist. He will cause the Gentiles to flock into his Church, even those who have been hitherto the most bitter enemies of Israel ( Psalms 87:4 ), and will place these strangers on a par with such as have belonged to his Church from their birth ( Psalms 87:4 , Psalms 87:5 , Psalms 87:6 ), admitting them to every blessing and every privilege. The Church, thus augmented, shall be taken under his own protection, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:5

And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her. A repetition, but emphatic, and perhaps intended to assert of individuals what in the preceding verse was said of nations. And the highest himself shall establish her; literally, and he, the highest, shall establish her (comp. Matthew 16:18 ). The Church is "established" on a Rock, forever. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 87:5

And of Zion it shall be said - In respect to Zion; or, in honor of Zion. People shall regard it as a privilege to have been born in Zion. They shall speak of such a birth as a marked and honored distinction. “This and that man,” etc. Designating them, or pointing them out, as having been born there. Those in a crowd, those passing along, those brought in any way to notice, will be spoken of in reference to their birth in Zion, and will be treated with a degree of favor and esteem, arising from... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 87:4-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 87:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 87:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 87:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 87:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 87:5

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