Psalms 87

1 A Psalme or song committed to the sonnes of Korah. God layde his foundations among the holy mountaines.

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

2 The Lord loueth the gates of Zion aboue all the habitations of Iaakob.

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

3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O citie of God. (Selah)

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

4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babel among them that knowe me: beholde Palestina and Tyrus with Ethiopia, There is he borne.

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

5 And of Zion it shall be sayde, Many are borne in her: and he, euen the most High shall stablish her.

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

6 The Lord shall count, when hee writeth the people, He was borne there. (Selah)

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

7 Aswell the singers as the players on instruments shall prayse thee: all my springs are in thee.

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