Passage

Psalms 87.4

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"2. Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. [[Selah"

"4. I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there."

"5. Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her. 6. Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. [[Selah" (Psalms 87:2-6, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"2. Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3. Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah."

"4. I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”"

"5. Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her”; the Most High himself will establish her. 6. Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah." (Psalms 87:2-6, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"2. The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah."

"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."

"5. And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. 6. The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah." (Psalms 87:2-6, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"2. Jehovah is loving the gates of Zion Above all the tabernacles of Jacob. 3. Honourable things are spoken in Thee, O city of God. Selah."

"4. I mention Rahab and Babel to those knowing Me, Lo, Philistia, and Tyre, with Cush! This [one] was born there."

"5. And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her. 6. Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This [one] was born there.' Selah." (Psalms 87:2-6, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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