Psalms 87:4
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 87
“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.”Psalms 87:4
What Does Psalms 87:4 Mean?
Psalms 87:4 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 87, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 87:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 45:12“And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.”Isaiah 19:23“In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.”Acts 8:27“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”Psalms 68:31“Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.”Isaiah 51:9“Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?”Job 9:13“If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.”Psalms 89:10“Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.”1 Peter 5:13“The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.”2 Samuel 21:16“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.”1 Kings 10:1“And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.”2 Kings 20:17“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”Psalms 137:1“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”Psalms 137:8“O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.”Isaiah 13:1“The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.”Isaiah 14:4“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!”Isaiah 19:11“Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”Isaiah 23:1“The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.”Jeremiah 25:9“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”Jeremiah 50:1“The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.”Ezekiel 27:1“The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,”
People & Places
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