Psalm 87:3
Strong's Lexicon
Glorious things
נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת (niḵ·bā·ḏō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3513: 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself

are ascribed
מְדֻבָּ֣ר (mə·ḏub·bār)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

to you,
בָּ֑ךְ (bāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

O city
עִ֖יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

of God.
הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 5542: 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

Young's Literal Translation
Honourable things are spoken in Thee, O city of God. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Glorious things are said about you, city of God. Selah

New American Standard Bible
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah.

King James Bible
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Glorious things are said of you, city of God:

New Living Translation
O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude

English Standard Version
Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God. Selah

New American Standard Bible
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah.

King James Bible
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Glorious things are said about you, city of God. Selah "

International Standard Version
Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Interlude

NET Bible
People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)

American Standard Version
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah

English Revised Version
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah

Young's Literal Translation
Honourable things are spoken in Thee, O city of God. Selah.
















Cross References
Psalm 46:4
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

Psalm 48:8
As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 87:2
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Psalm 87:1
His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Psalm 86:17
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Psalm 87:4
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

Psalm 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

Psalm 87:6
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
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