Psalms 87:4
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.”
הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
יָלַד
it was born
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יָלַד
Begotten, born — yalad; to bring forth; Psalm 2:7 Today I have begotten You points directly to the resurrection of Christ
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זָכַר
I will bring to remembrance
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זָכַר
I will bring to remembrance
To remember, to be mindful. Zakar. What is man that You are mindful of him? God thinks about you. That is the miracle.
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כּוּשׁ
Cush
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כּוּשׁ
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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זֶה
this one
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זֶה
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
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פְּלֶשֶׁת
Philistia
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פְּלֶשֶׁת
Pelesheth, a region of Syria
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רַהַב
Rahab
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רַהַב
bluster(-er)
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