Psalms 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
KJV
Æstimatus sum cum descendentibus in lacum, factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio,
Vulgate
προσελογίσθην μετὰ τῶν καταβαινόντων εἰς λάκκον, ἐγενήθην ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἀβοήθητος,
LXX
Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
ASV
וּֽ/לֲ/צִיּ֨וֹן יֵאָמַ֗ר אִ֣ישׁ וְ֭/אִישׁ יֻלַּד בָּ֑/הּ וְ/ה֖וּא יְכוֹנְנֶ֣/הָ עֶלְיֽוֹן
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
עֶלְי֔וֹן
'lyvn
adjective · 51×
צִיּ֔וֹן
tsyvn
proper_noun · 147×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 16.—Of the Things Pertaining to Christ and the Church, Said Either Openly or Tropically in the 45th Psalm. For whatever direct and manifest prophetic utterances there may be about anything, it is necessary that those which are tropical should be mingled with them; which, chiefly on account of those of slower understanding, thrust upon the more learned the laborious task…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 1:23 — Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
- 2Cor 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
- Deut 28:9 — The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
- Ezek 48:35 — It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
- Gal 3:26 — For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- Heb 11:32 — And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
- Heb 12:22 — But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- Isa 14:32 — What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
- Isa 44:4 — And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
- Isa 60:1 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- John 1:12 — But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- John 3:3 — Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
- Matt 16:18 — And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 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.
- Rom 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?