Psalm 87
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Psalm 87 is a biblical hymn celebrating Zion as the divinely favored city where people of many nations are counted as citizens of God’s holy dwelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 87 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 87 Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 87]
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A.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
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B.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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C.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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D.
Psalm 151
Psalm 151 is a short, apocryphal psalm traditionally attributed to King David that appears in the Septuagint and is recognized as canonical in Eastern Orthodox Christianity but not in most Western biblical canons.
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E.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 87 Target entity description: Psalm 87 is a biblical hymn celebrating Zion as the divinely favored city where people of many nations are counted as citizens of God’s holy dwelling.
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A.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
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B.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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C.
Psalm 117
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of just two verses that call all nations to praise the Lord for His steadfast love and faithfulness.
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D.
Psalm 151
Psalm 151 is a short, apocryphal psalm traditionally attributed to King David that appears in the Septuagint and is recognized as canonical in Eastern Orthodox Christianity but not in most Western biblical canons.
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E.
Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, an acrostic psalm that meditates extensively on the beauty, authority, and guidance of God's law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament text
ⓘ
biblical psalm ⓘ hymn ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Sons of Korah
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surface form:
sons of Korah
|
| bookNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical scripture in Judaism
ⓘ
canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 1 ⓘ |
| closingTheme | singers and players saying "All my springs are in you" ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s love for the gates of Zion
ⓘ
spiritual citizenship in God’s city ⓘ |
| genre | song of Zion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian hymns about Zion
ⓘ
interpretations of universal salvation in biblical theology ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | prophetic vision of a multi‑national people of God ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
God’s favor for Zion above other places
ⓘ
divine registration of peoples as born in Zion ⓘ universal worship centered in Zion ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ketuvim
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Writings section of the Hebrew Bible
|
| mentionsNation |
Babylon
ⓘ
Cush (Ethiopia) ⓘ Philistia ⓘ Rahab (Egypt) ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Zion ⓘ |
| openingVerse | His foundation is in the holy mountains. ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Christian biblical canon ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| positionInBook | Psalm 87 self-link ⓘ |
| psalmNumber | 87 ⓘ |
| superscription | Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. A song. ⓘ |
| theme |
Zion as the city of God
ⓘ
divine election of Jerusalem ⓘ universal inclusion of nations ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
theology of Jerusalem’s special status
ⓘ
theology of the Church as spiritual Zion ⓘ |
| verseCount | 7 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 87 Description of subject: Psalm 87 is a biblical hymn celebrating Zion as the divinely favored city where people of many nations are counted as citizens of God’s holy dwelling.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.