“The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”
Zion's glory is described: "Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God." The short verse emphasizes the glory and significance of the city. The description of Zion as "city of God" establishes that it is not merely political capital but sacred space.
Church Fathers on Psalms 87:2
1. The Psalm which has just been sung is short, if we look to the number of its words, but of deep interest in its thoughts.. ..The subject of song and praise in that Psalm is a city, whose citizens are we, as far as we are Christians: whence we are absent, as long as we are mortal: whither we are tending: through whose approaches, undiscoverable among the brakes and thorns that entangle them, the Sovereign of the city made Himself a path for us to reach it. Walking thus in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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