Psalm 87 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

World English Bible

Psalm 87 (WEBP)

[1] His foundation is in the holy mountains.
[2] Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
[3] Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
[4] I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”
[5] Yes, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one was born in her;” the Most High himself will establish her.
[6] Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.
[7] Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.”

Psalm 87:4 Rahab is a reference to Egypt.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 87 (KJVS)

[1] His foundation is in the holy mountains.
[2] The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
[3] Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
[4] I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; This man was born there.
[5] And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: And the highest himself shall establish her.
[6] The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, That this man was born there. Selah.
[7] As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: All my springs are in thee.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 87 (BYZ)

[1] Τοῖς () υἱοῖς () Κορε () ψαλμὸς () ᾠδῆς. () Οἱ () θεμέλιοι () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τοῖς () ὄρεσιν () τοῖς () ἁγίοις· ()
[2] ἀγαπᾷ () κύριος () τὰς () πύλας () Σιων () ὑπὲρ () πάντα () τὰ () σκηνώματα () Ιακωβ. ()
[3] Δεδοξασμένα () ἐλαλήθη () περὶ () σοῦ, () ἡ () πόλις () τοῦ () θεοῦ. () Διάψαλμα.
[4] Μνησθήσομαι Ρααβ () καὶ () Βαβυλῶνος () τοῖς () γινώσκουσίν () με· () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἀλλόφυλοι () καὶ () Τύρος () καὶ () λαὸς () Αἰθιόπων, () οὗτοι () ἐγενήθησαν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[5] Μήτηρ () Σιων, () ἐρεῖ () ἄνθρωπος, () καὶ () ἄνθρωπος () ἐγενήθη () ἐν () αὐτῇ, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐθεμελίωσεν () αὐτὴν () ὁ () ὕψιστος. ()
[6] Κύριος () διηγήσεται () ἐν () γραφῇ () λαῶν () καὶ () ἀρχόντων () τούτων () τῶν () γεγενημένων () ἐν () αὐτῇ. () Διάψαλμα.
[7] Ὡς () εὐφραινομένων () πάντων () ἡ () κατοικία () ἐν () σοί. ()

Psalm 87:1 Originally verse 86:1.
Psalm 87:2 Originally verse 86:2.
Psalm 87:3 Originally verse 86:3.
Psalm 87:4 Originally verse 86:4.
Psalm 87:5 Originally verse 86:5.
Psalm 87:6 Originally verse 86:6.
Psalm 87:7 Originally verse 86:7.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.