The Meaning of Psalms 87:7 Explained

Psalms 87:7

KJV: As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.

YLT: Singers also as players on instruments, All my fountains are in Thee!

Darby: As well the singers as the dancers shall say, All my springs are in thee.

ASV: They that sing as well as they that dance'shall say , All my fountains are in thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As well the singers  as the players  on instruments [shall be there]: all my springs  [are] in thee. 

What does Psalms 87:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Zion will be a place of joy and singing in the future. All those who rejoice will trace the source of their joy to this city because it is the habitation of God. All joy comes ultimately from God, and all joy will come from Zion because God dwells in Zion.
This psalm points prophetically to the time when all the redeemed will gather to Zion. This will take place in the Millennium when Jesus Christ makes it the world capital of His earthly kingdom. Then all nations will stream to it as the center of the earth ( Isaiah 2:2; Micah 4:1). However, one day a new Jerusalem will replace the present city ( Revelation 21). It will be the home of the Lamb and His faithful followers throughout eternity.

Context Summary

Psalm 87:1-7 - Citizens Of Zion
This psalm blends in one great congregation the ancient foes of Israel and the Chosen People. It is a vision of the Holy Universal Church. The Selahs divide it into three parts:
Psalms 87:1-3
This is an outburst of rapturous praise. Zion's foundations are in the mountains, and her gates are dear to God. Far and wide men recount her glories and triumphs. But how much greater is the glory of the Church, which is founded on Christ's finished work and ruled by Him from heaven. The Church is indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and a light shines from her into all the world.
Psalms 87:4-6
The ancient enemies of Zion contribute their children to the Church. Egypt or Rahab no longer dreaded and despised; Babylon no longer detested for its tyranny; Philistia and Ethiopia, once far off, now made nigh. They come from the East and West, and sit down at the feast of fat things of which Isaiah sang, Isaiah 25:6.
Psalms 87:7
A triumphal procession passes before us, confessing that the springs of the true life are to be found in the Church, because they are fed from the great depths of Eternal Love and Life. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 87

1  The nature and glory of the church
4  The increase, honor, and comfort of the members thereof

What do the individual words in Psalms 87:7 mean?

And both the singers and the players on instruments [say] all my springs [are] in you
וְשָׁרִ֥ים כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כָּֽל־ מַעְיָנַ֥י בָּֽךְ

וְשָׁרִ֥ים  And  both  the  singers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים  and  the  players  on  instruments  [say] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
מַעְיָנַ֥י  my  springs  [are] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: מַעְיָן  
Sense: spring.
בָּֽךְ  in  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular