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for the Most High himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/87.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/87.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/87.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And of Zion it will be said, “This <i>one</i> and that <i>one</i> were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/87.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; And the Most High Himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But of Zion it shall be said, &#8220This one and that one were born in her"; And the Most High Himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; And the Most High Himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/87.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in her”; And the Most High Himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/87.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her,” And the Most High Himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/87.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be said of Zion, “This one and that one were born in her.” The Most High himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/87.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be said of Zion,&#8221 This one and that one were born in her.&#8221 The Most High Himself will establish her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/87.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/87.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God Most High will strengthen the city of Zion. Then everyone will say, "We were born here too." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/87.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; and the Most High himself shall establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/87.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But it will be said of Zion, "Every race is born in it. The Most High will make it secure."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/87.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Of Zion it will be said that all nations belong there and that the Almighty will make her strong. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/87.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, about Zion it will be said: "More than one person was born in it," and "The Most High himself did it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/87.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But it is said of Zion's residents, "Each one of these was born in her, and the sovereign One makes her secure." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/87.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born in her;" the Most High himself will establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/87.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Highest himself shall establish her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/87.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/87.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;” the Most High himself will establish her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/87.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, "" And He, the Most High, establishes her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/87.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/87.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to Zion a man will say, And a man was born in her: and he the Most High shall prepare her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/87.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall not Sion say: This man and that man is born in her? and the Highest himself hath founded her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/87.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 86:5>Will not Zion say that this man and that man were born in her? And the Most High himself has founded her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/87.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the LORD notes in the register of the peoples: “This one was born there.” <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/87.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And of Zion it shall be said, “This one and that one were born in it”; for the Most High himself will establish it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/87.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of Zion it shall be said, This mighty man was born in her; and the same shall establish her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/87.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to Zion let it be said, "The Mighty Man was born in it and he will prepare it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/87.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But of Zion it shall be said: 'This man and that was born in her; And the Most High Himself doth establish her.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/87.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A man shall say, Sion <i>is my</i> mother; and <i>such</i> a man was born in her; and the Highest himself has founded her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/87-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10873" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/87.htm">The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>“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.’ ” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yê·’ā·mar (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And it will be said</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ū·lă·ṣî·yō·wn (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion:</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">“This one</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and that one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yul·laḏ- (V-QalPass-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">were born</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">and the Most High</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: yə·ḵō·wn·ne·hā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">will establish her.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a></span><br />But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-23</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels / in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-14</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-2</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Isaiah 4:3</a></span><br />Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a></span><br />The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-5</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” / “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” / Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a></span><br />As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Isaiah 44:5</a></span><br />One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.</p><p class="hdg">of Zion</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Isaiah 44:4,5</a></b></br> And they shall spring up <i>as</i> among the grass, as willows by the water courses… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-9</a></b></br> Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-14</a></b></br> But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, <i>even</i> to them that believe on his name: … </p><p class="hdg">highest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a></b></br> <i>It was</i> round about eighteen thousand <i>measures</i>: and the name of the city from <i>that</i> day <i>shall be</i>, The LORD <i>is</i> there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a></b></br> And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></b></br> What shall we then say to these things? If God <i>be</i> for us, who <i>can be</i> against us?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Born</a> <a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/psalms/85-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Born</a> <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/89-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Highest</a> <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 87</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">The nature and glory of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">The increase, honor, and comfort of the members thereof.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/87.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/87.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And it will be said of Zion:</b><br>Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, is a central location in biblical history and prophecy. It represents the spiritual and physical center of God's kingdom on earth. In the Old Testament, Zion is the site of the Temple, the dwelling place of God among His people. This phrase indicates a future proclamation, suggesting a time when Zion will be recognized for its divine significance. The prophetic nature of this statement points to the eschatological hope of Zion's ultimate redemption and glory, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a> and <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>.<p><b>“This one and that one were born in her,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the idea of spiritual rebirth and belonging. It suggests that people from various backgrounds will be considered native to Zion, highlighting the inclusivity of God's kingdom. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Testament teaching that believers, regardless of their ethnic or cultural origins, are born again into the family of God (<a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-7</a>). It also reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<p><b>and the Most High Himself will establish her.”</b><br>The term "Most High" is a title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and power. This phrase assures that Zion's establishment is not by human effort but by divine intervention. It underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The establishment of Zion by God Himself is a theme echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/48-8.htm">Psalm 48:8</a> and <a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a>, and points to the ultimate establishment of God's eternal kingdom, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3-4</a>. This also typifies Christ, who is the cornerstone of the spiritual Zion, the Church (<a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>Often used to refer to Jerusalem, Zion is a symbol of God's chosen city and His dwelling place. It represents the spiritual center of God's kingdom and His covenant with His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and sovereignty over all creation. In this context, it highlights God's role in establishing and blessing Zion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/this_one_and_that_one.htm">This one and that one</a></b><br>Refers to the people who are born in Zion, symbolizing those who are part of God's covenant community. It suggests a diverse and inclusive gathering of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_birthright.htm">Spiritual Birthright</a></b><br>Just as being born in Zion signifies belonging to God's people, believers today are spiritually reborn into God's family through faith in Christ. This spiritual birthright is a source of identity and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_establishment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Establishment</a></b><br>The Most High Himself establishes Zion, reminding us that God is the ultimate authority in establishing His kingdom and His people. We can trust in His plans and purposes for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_god's_kingdom.htm">Inclusivity of God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The mention of "this one and that one" being born in Zion highlights the inclusivity of God's kingdom. It is open to all who come to Him in faith, regardless of their background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_community.htm">Covenant Community</a></b><br>Being part of Zion signifies being part of a covenant community. As believers, we are called to live in fellowship with one another, supporting and encouraging each other in our faith journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_87.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 87</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_texts_suggest_rival_centers_to_zion.htm">Psalm 87:5 – If Zion is divinely established, why do other ancient texts suggest multiple rival religious centers during that era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_87_7__how_are_all_'springs'_in_zion.htm">Psalm 87:7 - In what sense are all 'springs' in Zion, given that historically rivers and water sources are not exclusive to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_god_'founded'_zion.htm">Psalm 87:1-2 - Where is the archaeological evidence that God personally 'founded' Zion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_most_high'_signify.htm">What does 'God Most High' signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/87.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And of Zion . . .</span>--This verse must be taken as antithetical to the preceding. The poet claims a prouder boast for natives of Jerusalem, because it was established by the Most High. Render, <span class= "ital">But of Zion it is said, "This man and that </span>(literally, <span class= "ital">man and man</span>) <span class= "ital">was born in her, and her the Most High established."</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/87.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And of Zion it shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">be said, This and</span> that man was born in <span class="cmt_word">her.</span> A repetition, but emphatic, and perhaps intended to assert of individuals what in the preceding verse was said of nations. <span class="cmt_word">And the highest himself shall establish her;</span> literally, <span class="accented">and he, the highest, shall establish her</span> (comp. <a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a>). The Church is "established" on a Rock, forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/87-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And it will be said</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָמַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zion:</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lă·ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and that one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אִישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were born</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻלַּד־</span> <span class="translit">(yul·laḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the Most High</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶלְיֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Himself</span><br /><span class="heb">וְה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will establish her.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵō·wn·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/87-5.htm">Psalm 87:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 87:5 Yes of Zion it will be said (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/87-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 87:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/87-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 87:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>