Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song.
87:1 The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. 2
107:4 They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road;
they found no city in which to live.
107:7 He led them on a level road, 3
that they might find a city in which to live.
1 sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens.
2 tn Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the
3 sn A level road. See Jer 31:9.