Psalms 87

1 A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.

`The salm of the song of the sones of Chore. The foundementis therof ben in hooli hillis;

2 Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.

the Lord loueth the yatis of Sion, more than alle the tabernaclis of Jacob.

3 Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! (Selah)

Thou citee of God, with outen ende; gloriouse thingis ben seide of thee.

4 I mention Egypt and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”

I schal be myndeful of Raab, and Babiloyne; knowynge me. Lo! aliens, and Tyre, and the puple of Ethiopiens; thei weren there.

5 It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,” and the Most High will make it secure.

Whether a man schal seie to Sion, And a man is born ther ynne; and that man altherhiyeste foundide it?

6 When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.” (Selah)

The Lord schal telle in the scripturis of puplis; and of these princis, that weren ther ynne.

7 Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”

As the dwellyng `of alle that ben glad; is in thee.