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href="/bsb/psalms/87.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/87.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As they make music they will sing, &#8220All my fountains are in you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/87.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people will play flutes and sing, “The source of my life springs from Jerusalem!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/87.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Singers and dancers alike say, “All my springs are in you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/87.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/87.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As well the singers as the players on instruments <i>shall be there</i>: all my springs <i>are</i> in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/87.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Both the singers and the players on instruments <i>say,</i> “All my springs <i>are</i> in you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/87.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then those who sing as <i>well as</i> those who play the flutes <i>will say,</i> “All my springs <i>of joy</i> are in you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes shall say, &#8220All my springs of joy are in you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/87.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then those who sing as well as those who play the flutes <i>shall say</i>, “All my springs <i>of joy</i> are in you.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/87.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And singers, just like the dancers, <i>will all say</i>, “All my springs are in you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/87.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The singers as well as the players of flutes <i>will say,</i> “All my springs <i>and</i> sources of joy are in you [Jerusalem, city of God].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/87.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Singers and dancers alike will say, “My whole source of joy is in you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/87.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Singers and dancers alike will say,&#8221 My whole source of joy is in you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/87.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All my fountains are in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/87.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All who sing or dance will say, "I too am from Zion." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/87.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They that sing as well as they that dance shall say, All my fountains are in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/87.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Singers and dancers will sing, "Zion is the source of all our blessings."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/87.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They dance and sing, "In Zion is the source of all our blessings." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/87.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then singers, as they play their instruments, will declare, "All my roots are in you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/87.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Singers and pipers will proclaim, ?All my springs of joy are in You.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/87.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for the singers, as well as the pipers--all of them sing within your walls. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/87.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And those who sing as well as the pipers: " My whole source of joy is in you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/87.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/87.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/87.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Also singers as players on instruments, "" All my fountains [are] in You!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/87.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Singers also as players on instruments, All my fountains are in Thee!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/87.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The chiefs according to them beginning: all my fountains in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/87.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The dwelling in thee is as it were of all rejoicing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/87.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 86:7>For so the dwelling place within you is with all rejoicing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/87.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A song; a psalm of the Korahites. For the leader; according to <i>Mahalath</i>. For singing; a <i>maskil</i> of Heman the Ezrahite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/87.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Singers and dancers alike say, “All my springs are in you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/87.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The princes who dwell in you shall rejoice, and all that are humbled in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/87.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Princes who dwell in you will rejoice and all who were humbled in you! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/87.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whether they sing or dance, All my thoughts are in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/87.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The dwelling of all within thee is <i>as the dwelling</i> of those that rejoice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/87-7.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=10888" 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">6</span>The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: wə·šā·rîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">Singers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: kə·ḥō·lə·lîm (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">and pipers will proclaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">“All</a> <a href="/hebrew/4599.htm" title="4599: ma‘·yā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A spring. Or ma ynow; or ma yanah; from ayin; a fountain, figuratively, a source.">my springs of joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">are in You.”</a> </span><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/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></span><br />With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-9</a></span><br />Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a></span><br />And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in you.</p><p class="hdg">As well</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Psalm 68:24,25</a></b></br> They have seen thy goings, O God; <i>even</i> the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">1 Chronicles 15:16</a></b></br> And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren <i>to be</i> the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm">1 Chronicles 23:5</a></b></br> Moreover four thousand <i>were</i> porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, <i>said David</i>, to praise <i>therewith</i>.</p><p class="hdg">all my</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy <i>place</i> of the tabernacles of the most High.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></b></br> Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a></b></br> And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/job/21-11.htm">Dance</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Dancers</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-31.htm">Ezrahite</a> <a href="/psalms/5-1.htm">Flutes</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-15.htm">Heman</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/86-4.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Leannoth</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Mahalath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">Maschil</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Play</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Players</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/85-11.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/115-13.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Dance</a> <a href="/judges/21-23.htm">Dancers</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Ezrahite</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Flutes</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Heman</a> <a href="/psalms/98-5.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/psalms/89-12.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Korah</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Leannoth</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Mahalath</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Maschil</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Play</a> <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">Players</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/psalms/92-5.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Whether</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'; 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In ancient Israel, music was integral to worship and communal gatherings, often involving singers and musicians playing instruments like pipes. The use of music in worship is seen throughout the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/150.htm">Psalm 150</a>) and was a key part of temple worship. The mention of "singers and pipers" indicates a joyful and public declaration, possibly during a festival or a significant religious event. This aligns with the cultural practices of the time, where music was used to express joy and reverence towards God.<p><b>“All my springs of joy are in You.”</b><br>This phrase metaphorically attributes the source of joy and life to God. In biblical times, springs were vital sources of water, symbolizing life, sustenance, and refreshment. The imagery of springs is used throughout Scripture to represent spiritual nourishment and divine blessing (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a>, <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>). The declaration that all springs of joy are found in God emphasizes the belief that true joy and fulfillment come from a relationship with Him. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who in the New Testament is described as the living water (<a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a>), offering eternal life and joy to believers. The phrase underscores the centrality of God as the ultimate source of spiritual vitality and happiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/singers_and_pipers.htm">Singers and Pipers</a></b><br>These are individuals who express joy and worship through music. In the context of ancient Israel, singers and musicians played a vital role in temple worship and celebrations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, Zion is the central place in <a href="/bsb/psalms/87.htm">Psalm 87</a>. It represents the city of God, Jerusalem, and is symbolic of God's dwelling place and His chosen people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_springs_of_joy.htm">The Springs of Joy</a></b><br>This metaphorical expression refers to the source of true joy and life, which is found in God alone. It signifies spiritual refreshment and sustenance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_source_of_joy.htm">God as the Source of Joy</a></b><br>Recognize that true joy and fulfillment come from a relationship with God. Just as springs provide life-giving water, God provides spiritual nourishment and joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_through_music.htm">Worship Through Music</a></b><br>Embrace the role of music in worship as a means to express our joy and gratitude to God. Music can be a powerful tool to connect with God and celebrate His goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_worship.htm">Community in Worship</a></b><br>Understand the importance of communal worship. The mention of singers and pipers suggests a collective expression of joy, highlighting the value of gathering with others to worship God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refreshment.htm">Spiritual Refreshment</a></b><br>Seek God as the source of spiritual refreshment in times of dryness or difficulty. Just as physical springs provide water, God offers renewal and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Keep an eternal perspective, knowing that our ultimate joy and satisfaction are found in God, both now and in the life to come.<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/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/meaning_of_'do_the_work_of_an_evangelist'.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Psalms?</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/how_do_rahab_and_babylon_belong_to_zion.htm">Psalm 87:4 - How can Rahab (often associated with Egypt) and Babylon both be said to belong to Zion if they were historically distinct cultures?</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>(7) The literal sense of this most obscure verse is--<p>"And singers as trumpeters<p>All my springs in Thee,<p>which we may paraphrase, keeping in the same line with the rest of the psalm, <span class= "ital">For such an one </span>(celebrating his birthday, <a href="/genesis/40-20.htm" title="And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast to all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.">Genesis 40:20</a>, <a href="/matthew/14-6.htm" title="But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.">Matthew 14:6</a>) <span class= "ital">the singers and musicians will sing </span>(to Zion), "<span class= "ital">All my offspring is in Thee." </span>Not only is it a boast to have been born in Zion, but in the genuine Hebrew spirit the boast is continued into the future generations, and the Hebrew of the Hebrews exults in addressing the sacred city as the cradle of his family.<p>For this figurative application of the word "springs" to posterity, comp. <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm" title="Bless you God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.">Psalm 68:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm" title="Hear you this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.">Isaiah 48:1</a>; <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm" title="Let your fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.">Proverbs 5:16</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/87.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As well the singers as the players on instruments;</span> literally, <span class="accented">and singers as well as dancers</span> [<span class="accented">shall say</span>]. (On dancing as an element of religious service, see <a href="/exodus/15-20.htm">Exodus 15:20</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-16.htm">2 Samuel 6:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">Psalm 68:25</a>; <a href="/psalms/149-3.htm">Psalm 149:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/150-4.htm">Psalm 150:4</a>.) The psalmist intends to represent the converted nations as coming in a grand procession, with songs and dances, to celebrate their admission to Zion, and there one and all exclaiming, All my fresh springs - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "all my sources of life, and joy, and happiness" - are in thee. The verse is possibly but "fragment," as Professor Cheyne supposes. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/87-7.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">Singers</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pipers will say:</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḥō·lə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my springs [of joy]</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְיָנַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·yā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4599.htm">Strong's 4599: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fountain, a source</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] in You.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/87-7.htm">Psalm 87:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/87-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 87:7 Those who sing as well as those (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/87-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 87:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 87:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 88:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 88:1" /></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>