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Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/87.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will record, When He registers the peoples: “This <i>one</i> was born there.” Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/87.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, &#8220This one was born there.&#8221 Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD shall count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/87.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/87.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will count, when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/87.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he registers the peoples, the LORD will record, “This one was born there.” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/87.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He registers the peoples, the LORD will record,&#8221 This one was born there.&#8221 Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/87.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/87.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD will make a list of his people, and all who were born here will be included. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/87.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the peoples, this one was born there. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/87.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will record this in the Book of Nations: "Every race [claims that it] was born there." [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/87.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/87.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will record, as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/87.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: ?This one was born in Zion.? Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/87.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/87.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/87.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/87.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/87.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH recounts in the describing of the peoples, “This [one] was born there.” Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/87.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This one was born there.' Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/87.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah shall recount in writing up the peoples, This was born there. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/87.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/87.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 86:6>The Lord will explain, in the writings of peoples and of leaders, about those who have been in her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/87.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So singers and dancers: “All my springs are in you.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/87.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD records, as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/87.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall number his people in the book: This man was born there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/87.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH will recount in the book for the peoples: "This One was born there"!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/87.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/87.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord shall recount <i>it</i> in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/87-6.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=10882" 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">5</span>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="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: yis·pōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">will record</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: biḵ·ṯō·wḇ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">in the register</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mîm (N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the peoples:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</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.">one was born</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">in Zion.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”…<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="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<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="/daniel/12-1.htm">Daniel 12:1</a></span><br />“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-3.htm">Philippians 4:3</a></span><br />Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-20.htm">Luke 10:20</a></span><br />Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Hebrews 12:23</a></span><br />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="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></span><br />At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Ezekiel 13:9</a></span><br />My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32-33</a></span><br />Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” / The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-5.htm">Revelation 3:5</a></span><br />Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Nehemiah 7:5</a></span><br />Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a></span><br />It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.<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="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">1 Chronicles 9:1</a></span><br />So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-34</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD shall count, when he writes up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30</a></b></br> A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Isaiah 4:3</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that he that is</i> left in Zion, and <i>he that</i> remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, <i>even</i> every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.</p><p class="hdg">this man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a></b></br> But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26-31</a></b></br> But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a></b></br> And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Count</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/77-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Records</a> <a href="/psalms/79-13.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Register</a> <a href="/psalms/87-3.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/job/31-35.htm">Write</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-3.htm">Writes</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/job/19-23.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/psalms/87-5.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Born</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Count</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Records</a> <a href="/psalms/107-22.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Register</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Write</a> <a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Writes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/psalms/97-8.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>The LORD will record in the register of the peoples:</b><br>This phrase suggests divine sovereignty and omniscience, indicating that God keeps a meticulous record of all nations and individuals. The concept of a heavenly register or book is found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32-33</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, symbolizing God's knowledge and judgment. This register signifies inclusion in God's covenant community, transcending ethnic and national boundaries, and pointing to the ultimate gathering of believers from all nations.<p><b>“This one was born in Zion.”</b><br>Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, represents the spiritual center of God's kingdom. Being "born in Zion" implies a spiritual rebirth or adoption into God's family, not limited to physical descent. This reflects the prophetic vision of <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a>, where all nations flow to the mountain of the LORD. It also prefigures the New Testament teaching of spiritual rebirth in <a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-7</a> and the concept of the heavenly Jerusalem in <a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22-23</a>. This phrase underscores the inclusivity of God's salvation plan, fulfilled in Christ, who unites all believers as citizens of the heavenly Zion.<p><b>Selah</b><br>Selah is a term used frequently in the Psalms, likely indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude. It invites the reader to meditate on the profound truth just expressed. In this context, it emphasizes the significance of God's sovereign choice and the spiritual heritage of being part of His people. This pause encourages contemplation of the eternal implications of being recorded in God's register and the privilege of spiritual birth in Zion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who is the central figure in this verse, emphasizing His authority and omniscience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of God, symbolizing His presence and the spiritual center of His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_peoples.htm">The Peoples</a></b><br>Refers to the nations or groups of people outside of Israel, indicating the inclusivity of God's plan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_register.htm">The Register</a></b><br>A metaphorical book or record that God keeps, signifying His knowledge and remembrance of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or emphasis on the preceding statement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_record-keeping.htm">God's Sovereign Record-Keeping</a></b><br>God knows and records those who belong to Him. This should bring comfort and assurance to believers that their identity is secure in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_birthright.htm">Spiritual Birthright</a></b><br>Being "born in Zion" symbolizes a spiritual rebirth and identity in God's kingdom. Believers are called to live out this identity in their daily 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 "the peoples" highlights God's plan to include all nations in His redemptive work. Christians are encouraged to embrace and share the gospel with all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_and_pause.htm">Reflection and Pause</a></b><br>The use of "Selah" invites believers to pause and reflect on the significance of their spiritual heritage and God's faithfulness.<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/can_a_divine_census_be_validated.htm">Psalm 87:6 – How can a divine census or registry be scientifically or historically validated? </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/why_no_proof_of_zion's_grand_coronation.htm">If Psalm 2:6 refers to a coronation in Zion, why is there no clear historical proof of such a grand royal installation matching this description?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_134_3_align_with_science.htm">In Psalm 134:3, how does claiming God as creator of heaven and earth align with scientific explanations for the universe's origins?</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>(6) The proud boast of the preceding verse is repeated here with allusion to the census or birth-register of citizens. (See <a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm" title="And my hand shall be on the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.">Ezekiel 13:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remains in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:">Isaiah 4:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm" title="Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.">Psalm 69:28</a>, Note.) No doubt these lists were often produced or appealed to in triumph to mark the superiority of a native of Jerusalem over those born at a distance.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/87.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people;</span> rather, <span class="accented">the peoples</span>, (see ver. 4). <span class="cmt_word">That this man was born there.</span> He shall enregister every individual among the converted nations as a true citizen of Zion, entitled to all covenant privileges. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/87-6.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">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will record</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭סְפֹּר</span> <span class="translit">(yis·pōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the register</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְת֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·ṯō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the peoples:</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one was 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 Zion].”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/87-6.htm">Psalm 87:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 87:6 Yahweh will count when he writes up (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/87-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 87:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/87-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 87:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:7" /></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>