Psalms 87 · Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
PSALM 87 Psa 87:1-7 . This triumphal song was probably occasioned by the same event as the forty-sixth [see on Psa 46:1 , title]. The writer celebrates the glory of the Church, as the means of spiritual blessing to the nation. 1. His-- that is, God's foundation-- or, what He has founded, that is, Zion ( Is 14:32 ). is in the holy mountains-- the location of Zion, in the wide sense, for the capital, or Jerusalem, being on several hills.
2. gates-- for the enclosures, or city to which they opened ( Psa 9:14 ; 122:2 ; compare Psa 132:13 , 14 ).
3. spoken of thee-- or, "in thee," that is, the city of God ( Psa 46:4 ; 48:2 ).
4. This is what is spoken by God. to them ... me-- literally, "for My knowers," they are true worshippers ( Psa 36:10 ; Is 19:21 ). These are mentioned as specimens. this-- that is, nation was born there-- Of each it is said, "This was born," or is a native of Zion, spiritually.
5. The writer resumes-- This and that man-- literally, "man and man," or many ( Ge 14:10 ; Ex 8:10 , 14 ), or all ( Is 44:5 ; Ga 3:28 ). the highest ... her-- God is her protector.
6. The same idea is set forth under the figure of a register made by God (compare Is 4:3 ).