Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” New Living Translation When the LORD registers the nations, he will say, “They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.” Interlude English Standard Version The LORD records as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah Berean Standard Bible The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah King James Bible The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. New King James Version The LORD will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah New American Standard Bible The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah NASB 1995 The LORD will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. NASB 1977 The LORD shall count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh will count when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. Amplified Bible The LORD will count, when He registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. Christian Standard Bible When he registers the peoples, the LORD will record, “This one was born there.” Selah Holman Christian Standard Bible When He registers the peoples, the LORD will record,” This one was born there.” Selah American Standard Version Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. [Selah Contemporary English Version The LORD will make a list of his people, and all who were born here will be included. English Revised Version The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the peoples, this one was born there. Selah GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will record this in the Book of Nations: "Every race [claims that it] was born there." [Selah] Good News Translation The LORD will write a list of the peoples and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem. International Standard Version The LORD will record, as he registers the peoples, "This one was born there." Interlude Majority Standard Bible The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah NET Bible The LORD writes in the census book of the nations, "This one was born there." (Selah) New Heart English Bible The LORD will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. World English Bible Yahweh will count, when he writes up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH recounts in the describing of the peoples, “This [one] was born there.” Selah. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah doth recount in the describing of the peoples, 'This one was born there.' Selah. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah shall recount in writing up the peoples, This was born there. Silence. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord shall tell in his writings of peoples and of princes, of them that have been in her. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible So singers and dancers: “All my springs are in you.” New Revised Standard Version The LORD records, as he registers the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD shall number his people in the book: This man was born there! Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH will recount in the book for the peoples: "This One was born there"! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord shall recount it in the writing of the people, and of these princes that were born in her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Loves the Gates of Zion…5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.” 6The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah 7Singers and pipers will proclaim, “All my springs of joy are in You.”… Cross References Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. Isaiah 4:3 Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living— Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Philippians 4:3 Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life. Luke 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Hebrews 12:23 in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name. Ezekiel 13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. Exodus 32:32-33 Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” / The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book. Revelation 3:5 Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels. Nehemiah 7:5 Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it: Romans 9:6-8 It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. 1 Chronicles 9:1 So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. Matthew 25:31-34 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ... Treasury of Scripture The LORD shall count, when he writes up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. when Psalm 22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. Isaiah 4:3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. this man Jeremiah 3:19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. Galatians 4:26-31 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all… Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Jump to Previous Birth Born Count Mind Peoples Records Recount Register Selah Write Writes Writeth Writing ZionJump to Next Birth Born Count Mind Peoples Records Recount Register Selah Write Writes Writeth Writing ZionPsalm 87 1. The nature and glory of the church4. The increase, honor, and comfort of the members thereof. The LORD will record This phrase emphasizes the divine initiative and authority of God in keeping records. The Hebrew root for "record" is "סָפַר" (saphar), which means to count, recount, or declare. In ancient times, recording was a meticulous process, often reserved for matters of great importance. Here, it signifies God's sovereign knowledge and remembrance of His people. The act of recording by the LORD underscores His omniscience and the personal attention He gives to each individual, affirming that no one is forgotten in His divine plan. in the register of the peoples This one was born in Zion Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will record יִ֭סְפֹּר (yis·pōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate in the register בִּכְת֣וֹב (biḵ·ṯō·wḇ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3789: To grave, to write of the peoples: עַמִּ֑ים (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock “This זֶ֖ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that one was born יֻלַּד־ (yul·laḏ-) Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage [in Zion].” שָׁ֣ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Selah סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh) Interjection Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause Links Psalm 87:6 NIVPsalm 87:6 NLT Psalm 87:6 ESV Psalm 87:6 NASB Psalm 87:6 KJV Psalm 87:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 87:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 87:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 87:6 French Bible Psalm 87:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 87:6 Yahweh will count when he writes up (Psalm Ps Psa.) |