4 Egypt,  a 87.4 Egypt: The Hebrew text has “Rahab,” the name of a monster that stands for Egypt (see Isaiah 30.7). Babylonia, Philistia,
Phoenicia,  b 87.4 Phoenicia: See the note at 83.7. and Ethiopia  c 87.4 Ethiopia: See the note at 68.31.
are some of those nations
that know you,
and their people all say,
“I was born in Zion.”
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4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
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