Psalms 87

Ps 87 This psalm envisions Jerusalem as the city of God where all the nations are citizens.87:1 Jerusalem was Israel’s capital and the location of the Temple, God’s earthly palace (see Ps 84).

87:4 As great as Zion is, it will be even greater when it becomes an international city where believers from all the nations have citizenship. • God keeps a record of all who confess him as their Lord (Dan 7:10; Rev 13:8).

87:5-6 Jerusalem becomes the international city where all God’s children are citizens.