Bible Commentary

Psalms 87:5

Psalms 87:5

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And of Zion it shall be said,.... The same with the city of God, the church before commended:this and that man was born in her; this and that great man, in opposition to a mean person, in the preceding verse: "or a man and man" ; men of all sorts, and of different nations, Jews and Gentiles, and great numbers of them:and the Highest himself shall establish her; the church of God, though founded by him, and laid on a sure foundation, on the Rock of ages, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail, yet is sometimes fluctuating and unsettled;it is tossed with tempests, the persecutions of men, the errors and heresies of false teachers, and the contentions and divisions of its own members; and is not always in one place, but is removed from one place to another, and is obliged to flee into the wilderness; but in the latter day it will be established and settled; it will be a tabernacle that shall not be taken down nor removed; but shall be established for ever, , and this is the work of God, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, whatever instruments he may make use of, as ministers of the word, and kings of the earth; as it is his work, and his only, to establish particular believers, , so it is his to establish the church in general: or it may be rendered, "he shall establish her on high" , which will be the case when she is established upon the top of the mountains, and exalted above the hills, .

vyaw vya "vir et vir", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Recommended reading

More for Psalms 87:5

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Psalms 87 — OverviewPsalms 87 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe foregoing psalm was very plain and easy, but in this are things dark and hard to be understood. It is an encomium of Zion, as a type and figure of the gospel-church, to which what is here spoken is very…Psalms 87 — OverviewPsalms 87 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 87:1, The nature and glory of the church; Psalms 87:4, The increase, honour, and comfort of the members thereof. It is highly probable that this Psalm was written by one of the descendants of Korah on the return…Psalms 87 — OverviewPsalms 87 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm or Song for the sons of Korah. Whether this psalm was composed by David, in a view of the temple to be built by his son Solomon; or whether by one that returned from the Babylonish captivity, who wrote it for the…Psalms 87:1-7Psalms 87:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THIS short psalm, opening with the praise of Zion, or of the Jewish Church (Psalms 87:1-3), passes into a glorification of the Church universal, when all the nations have come into it (Psalms 87:4-7). The…Psalms 87:1-7Psalms 87:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe habitation of God. This psalm is true, whether we apply it— I. TO ISRAEL OF OLD, God's ancient people. That the writer had them in his mind, there can be no doubt, whatever other applications we may make of his…Psalms 87:1-7Psalms 87:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe glory of the Church. I. IN ITS FOUNDATION. "In the holy mountains." 1. It is founded in the nature of God. In the Divine love. "The Lord loveth the gates of Zion," etc. 2. It is founded also in the nature of man.…