Psalmorum 87

1 Filiis Core. Psalmus cantici. Fundamenta ejus in montibus sanctis;

Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song. This house is resting on the holy mountain.

2 diligit Dominus portas Sion super omnia tabernacula Jacob.

The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.

3 Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, civitas Dei!

Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah)

4 Memor ero Rahab et Babylonis, scientium me; ecce alienigenæ, et Tyrus, et populus Æthiopum, hi fuerunt illic.

Rahab and Babylon will be named among those who have knowledge of me; see, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man had his birth there.

5 Numquid Sion dicet: Homo et homo natus est in ea, et ipse fundavit eam Altissimus?

And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.

6 Dominus narrabit in scripturis populorum et principum, horum qui fuerunt in ea.

The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah)

7 Sicut lætantium omnium habitatio est in te.

The players on instruments will be there, and the dancers will say, All my springs are in you.