A Psalm by the sons of Qarun1; a Song.
1His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2YAHWEH2 loves the gates of Al-Quds3 more than all the dwellings of Yaqub4.
3Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God5. Selah.
4I will record Rahab6 and Babylon among those who acknowledge me.
Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia:
“This one was born there.”
5Yes, of Al-Quds it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;”
The Most High himself will establish her.
6YAHWEH will count, when he writes up the peoples,
“This one was born there.” Selah.
7Those who sing as well as those who dance say,
“All my springs are in you.”
- 87:title Qarun, Arabic name derived from the Hebrew name Korah. ↩︎
- 87:2 YAHWEH, the name God revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15 – God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.” ↩︎
- 87:2 Al-Quds, meaning “the Holy (City).” The Hebrew text reads Zion, a synonym for Jerusalem. It originally referred to Mount Zion, one of the hills of Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 87:2 Yaqub, or Jacob, derived from the Hebrew name Ya’akov. An alternative name for the people of Israel. ↩︎
- 87:3 God, in Hebrew elohim, which is related to the Arabic allah. Both words translate correctly as “God,” referring to the one true God. ↩︎
- 87:4 Rahab is a reference to Egypt. ↩︎