Psalmorum 87

1 Psalmus Cantici, filiis Core. Fundamenta eius in montibus sanctis:

A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

2 diligit Dominus portas Sion super omnia tabernacula Iacob.

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3 Gloriosa dicta sunt de te, civitas Dei.

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

4 Memor ero Rahab, et Babylonis scientium me. Ecce alienigenae, et Tyrus, et populus Aethiopum, hi fuerunt illic.

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as among them that know me: Behold, Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: This one was born there.

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

Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.

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

Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. (Selah)

7 Sicut laetantium omnium habitatio est in te.

They that sing as well as they that dance [shall say], All my fountains are in thee.