Psalm 87:4 ““I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with…”

Psalm 87:4

“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush — when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

World English Bible

I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: “This one was born there.”

American Standard Version

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will make mention of Rahab and Babel among them that knowe me: beholde Palestina and Tyrus with Ethiopia, There is he borne.

Darby Translation

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among them that know me; behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: this [man] was born there.

Young's Literal Translation

I mention Rahab and Babel to those knowing Me, Lo, Philistia, and Tyre, with Cush! This [one] was born there.

Bible in Basic English

Rahab and Babylon will be named among those who have knowledge of me; see, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man had his birth there.

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Cross references

“Rahab”

Psalm 89:10 Isaiah 51:9

Psalm 89:10 · BSB

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

Isaiah 51:9 · BSB

Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

“Babylon”

Psalm 137:1 Isaiah 13:1–22 Isaiah 14:4–6 Jeremiah 25:9 Daniel 4:30 Revelation 17:5

Psalm 137:1 · BSB

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

Isaiah 13:1–22 · BSB

This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:

Isaiah 14:4–6 · BSB

you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!

Jeremiah 25:9 · BSB

behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surro…

Daniel 4:30 · BSB

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Revelation 17:5 · BSB

And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

“Tyre”

Psalm 45:12 Isaiah 23:1–18 Ezekiel 27:1–28

Psalm 45:12 · BSB

The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.

Isaiah 23:1–18 · BSB

This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Ezekiel 27:1–28 · BSB

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Ethiopia”

1 Kings 10:1–29 Acts 8:27

1 Kings 10:1–29 · BSB

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

Acts 8:27 · BSB

So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

“this man”

Isaiah 19:23–25 Psalm 68:31 2 Samuel 21:16–22 Isaiah 19:11 Ezekiel 28:2 1 Samuel 17:8

Isaiah 19:23–25 · BSB

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

Psalm 68:31 · BSB

Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

2 Samuel 21:16–22 · BSB

Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.

Isaiah 19:11 · BSB

The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

Ezekiel 28:2 · BSB

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though yo…

1 Samuel 17:8 · BSB

And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against m…

Also

Job 9:13

Job 9:13 · BSB

God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”

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