< תהילים 87 >
לבני-קרח מזמור שיר יסודתו בהררי-קדש | 1 |
“A psalm of the sons of Korah.” His foundation is in the holy mountains;
אהב יהוה שערי ציון-- מכל משכנות יעקב | 2 |
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
נכבדות מדבר בך-- עיר האלהים סלה | 3 |
Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God! (Pause)
אזכיר רהב ובבל-- לידעי הנה פלשת וצר עם-כוש זה ילד-שם | 4 |
“I name Egypt and Babylon among them that know me; Behold! Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia, —They also were born there.”
ולציון יאמר-- איש ואיש ילד-בה והוא יכוננה עליון | 5 |
And of Zion it shall be said, “Men of every nation were born there, And the Most High hath established her.”
יהוה--יספר בכתוב עמים זה ילד-שם סלה | 6 |
Jehovah, when he numbereth the nations, shall write, “These were born there!” (Pause)
ושרים כחללים-- כל-מעיני בך | 7 |
Singers as well as dancers, —All my springs are in thee!