Psalms 87:3

God. Hebrew. ha -' Elohim. the [true] God. App-4.

Selah. Connecting the first alternation with the second, showing that it is to be. repeated alternation.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Glorious things are spoketh of thee, O city of God - Jerusalem, called the “city of God” as being the place of his unique home on earth. The word...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(b) Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. (b) Though your glorious estate does not yet appear, wait with patience and God will a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXXVII. Zion the Mother of all Yahweh's People. When this Ps. was written, the Jews were scattered everywhere in the known world. But every true J...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God! The reading literally is, That which is spoken in thee are glorious things. We must...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 646 THE GLORY OF ZION Psalms 87:3 . Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. THE city here spoken of, is Zion: of whose p...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Glorious things are spoken of thee - Or, there are glorious words or doctrines in thee. Doe...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Glorious things are spoken of thee— Glorious things, it shall be said, are in thee; i.e. all nations shall speak of them with surprise and wonder...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. expands the thought of Psalms 86:9 . Zion is the chosen dwelling of God ( Psalms 87:1-3 ), the spiritual birthplace of the other nations (...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Selah ] see on Psalms 3:4 ;
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The meaning of this verse is obvious in spite of its many grammatical difficulties. The praise of Zion had found many tongues, but the poet implies t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 87:1-7 ONE clear note sounds in this remarkable psalm. Its single theme is the incorporation of ancestral foes and distant nations with the...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Citizens of Zion Psalms 87:1-7 This psalm blends in one great congregation the ancient foes of Israel and the Chosen People. It is a vision of...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a prophecy. The singer is looking on. The order of the earthly realisation of the Kingdom of God is seen as established. First, the city is c...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Surely we cannot be at a loss to apprehend what is meant by the glorious things of the church, which is made glorious within by reason of her gloriou...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. ] Which is to be understood not of the city of Jerusalem literally, which was a magnificent city,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Ver. 3. Glorious things are spoken of thee ] Dicta et praedicta, told and foretold of...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God “As the prophet began, in a rapture, to speak of the holy city, so now, in a fresh transport, he...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Glory of Zion. A psalm or song for the sons of Korah. 1 His...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

O Jerusalem, though thou and thy temple are yet in some sort in your ruins, and desolate and contemptible not only to thine enemies, but also in the...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ A Psalm of Song for the sons of Korah .” It so far combines the properties of a religious Psalm and a patriotic...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

His foundation is in the holy mountains. A material portrait of the spiritual Church I. It is glorious in its elevation ( Psalms 87:1 ). The sp...
The Biblical Illustrator

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. The glorious city The inspired singer had the ransomed Church in view, and his soul was stir...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Church of God the Spiritual Birthplace of the Nations. A psalm or song for the sons of Korah, a triumphal hymn in the strain of these inspired...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. The things which are said about the Church of God of all times redound to His glory, becaus...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 36:11-38 ; Ezekiel 36:2 ; Ezekiel 37:27 ; Ezekiel 37:28 ; Ezekiel 40:1-49 ; Ezekiel 48:1-35 ; Hebrews 12:22 ; Hebrews 12:23 ; Isaiah...

³ Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 87:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 87:3