시편 Chapter 87

Translation: ESV

1

On the holy mount stands the city he founded;

Key Message

The foundation of God's kingdom is in Zion (Jerusalem), and through it the whole world draws near to God.

▸This short psalm contains a vision of Jerusalem (Zion) and the universality of God's kingdom.

This short psalm contains a vision of Jerusalem (Zion) and the universality of God's kingdom. The theological declaration that the holy mountain (Zion) becomes the foundation of God's kingdom is the theology that salvation is opened to all peoples through Israel.

Related Verses

It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it.
4

Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon; behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush — "This one was born there," they say.

Key Message

The vision of universal salvation in which all peoples are registered as born in Zion was already proclaimed in the Old Testament.

▸This is a remarkable vision in which Israel's traditional enemies (Rahab/Egypt, Babylon) and foreign nations (Philistia, Tyre, Cush) are registered as those born in Zion.

7

Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."

Key Message

The confession that all my springs are in God is the foundation of worship's joy.

▸The conclusion of this psalm is a song of worship and joy.