His Foundation is in the Holy Mountains

This seems to be a rather short and cryptic psalm. References are made to Zion and the holy mountains. These are special places of God and are mentioned in various parts of the Word. Rahab and Babylon are also mentioned, both were whores but the former had faith in the God of Israel and assisted God's people while the latter is mentioned in the Final Judgement. Another reference made here is about the fact that someone important will be born in Zion and that birth will be recorded. Perhaps this may refer to the birth of our LORD Jesus.


Psalm 87
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.

 1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.
 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion
         More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
 3 Glorious things are spoken of you,
         O city of God!  Selah 
        
 4 “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me;
         Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia:
         ‘This one was born there.’ ”
        
 5 And of Zion it will be said,
         “This one and that one were born in her;
         And the Most High Himself shall establish her.”
 6 The LORD will record,
         When He registers the peoples:
         “This one was born there.”  Selah 
        
 7 Both the singers and the players on instruments say,
         “All my springs are in you.”