Psalm 87:6
New International Version
The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.”

New Living Translation
When the LORD registers the nations, he will say, “They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.” Interlude

English Standard Version
The LORD records as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah

King James Bible
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

New King James Version
The LORD will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah

New American Standard Bible
The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah

NASB 1995
The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

NASB 1977
The LORD shall count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

Amplified Bible
The LORD will count, when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
When he registers the peoples, the LORD will record, “This one was born there.” Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He registers the peoples, the LORD will record,” This one was born there.” Selah

American Standard Version
Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah

Contemporary English Version
The LORD will make a list of his people, and all who were born here will be included.

English Revised Version
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the peoples, this one was born there. Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will record this in the Book of Nations: "Every race [claims that it] was born there." [Selah]

Good News Translation
The LORD will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
The LORD will record, as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: ?This one was born in Zion.? Selah

NET Bible
The LORD writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
The LORD will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

World English Bible
Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH recounts in the describing of the peoples, “This [one] was born there.” Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This one was born there.' Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah shall recount in writing up the peoples, This was born there. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord will explain, in the writings of peoples and of leaders, about those who have been in her.

New American Bible
So singers and dancers: “All my springs are in you.”

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD records, as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The LORD shall number his people in the book: This man was born there!

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH will recount in the book for the peoples: "This One was born there"!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord shall recount it in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion
5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.” 6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah 7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”…

Cross References
Revelation 20:12
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.

Isaiah 4:3
Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—

Daniel 12:1
“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.

Philippians 4:3
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.

Luke 10:20
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Hebrews 12:23
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,

Malachi 3:16
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.

Ezekiel 13:9
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.

Exodus 32:32-33
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.

Revelation 3:5
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.

Nehemiah 7:5
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:

Romans 9:6-8
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.

Galatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

1 Chronicles 9:1
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.

Matthew 25:31-34
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. ...


Treasury of Scripture

The LORD shall count, when he writes up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

when

Psalm 22:30
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

Isaiah 4:3
And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

Ezekiel 9:4
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.

this man

Jeremiah 3:19
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.

Galatians 4:26-31
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all…

Revelation 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

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Psalm 87
1. The nature and glory of the church
4. The increase, honor, and comfort of the members thereof.














The LORD will record
This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative and authority of God in keeping records. The Hebrew root for "record" is "סָפַר" (saphar), which means to count, recount, or declare. In ancient times, recording was a meticulous process, often reserved for matters of great importance. Here, it signifies God's sovereign knowledge and remembrance of His people. The act of recording by the LORD underscores His omniscience and the personal attention He gives to each individual, affirming that no one is forgotten in His divine plan.

in the register of the peoples
The "register" refers to a list or book where names are inscribed, akin to a census or genealogical record. The Hebrew word "כָּתוּב" (kathub) implies something written or inscribed. In biblical times, registers were crucial for maintaining tribal and familial identities. The mention of "the peoples" indicates a universal scope, suggesting that God's concern and covenant extend beyond Israel to include all nations. This foreshadows the New Testament revelation of the Gospel being available to all, Jew and Gentile alike, highlighting the inclusivity of God's salvation plan.

This one was born in Zion
"Zion" is a term rich with theological and historical significance, often representing Jerusalem, the city of God, and by extension, the spiritual kingdom of God. The phrase "This one was born" implies a new identity or citizenship, not merely by physical birth but by spiritual rebirth. In the context of Psalm 87, it suggests that those who are recorded by God are granted the privilege of being considered native to Zion, symbolizing their belonging to God's people. This aligns with the New Testament concept of believers being born again into the family of God, with Zion representing the ultimate spiritual home for all who are in Christ.

(6) The proud boast of the preceding verse is repeated here with allusion to the census or birth-register of citizens. (See Ezekiel 13:9; Isaiah 4:3; Psalm 69:28, 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.

Verse 6. - The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people; rather, the peoples, (see ver. 4). That this man was born there. He shall enregister every individual among the converted nations as a true citizen of Zion, entitled to all covenant privileges.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD
יְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will record
יִ֭סְפֹּר (yis·pōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate

in the register
בִּכְת֣וֹב (biḵ·ṯō·wḇ)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

of the peoples:
עַמִּ֑ים (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

“This
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

one was born
יֻלַּד־ (yul·laḏ-)
Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

[in Zion].”
שָׁ֣ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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