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Of the sonsלִבְנֵיof Korah.קֹרַחA psalm.מִזְמוֹרA song.שִׁירHis foundationיְסוּדָתוֹis on the holyקֹדֶשׁmountains.בְּהַרְרֵי
Psalms 87:1
Study it in the app“Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. A song. His foundation is on the holy mountains.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 87:1, word by word
- Of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Korahקֹרַחkorach
Korah
Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).
Where else “korach” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- His foundationיְסוּדָתyesudat
foundation
A founding, a foundation; what someone has founded. It appears only once.
Where else “yesudat” appears- is on the holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- mountainsהַרְרֵיharre
mountain
Mount, mountain (a poetic form).
Where else “harre” appears
Translation note
“His foundation”: it can be understood of the city that he (YHWH) founded, Zion.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2YHWH loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.