Psalms 87 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לִבְנֵי־קֹ֭רַח מִזְמ֣וֹר שִׁ֑יר יְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
livne-korach mizmor shir yesudato beharre-kodesh
A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2אֹהֵ֣ב יְ֭הוָה שַׁעֲרֵ֣י צִיּ֑וֹן מִ֝כֹּ֗ל מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃
ohev ADONAI sha'are tziyyon mikkol mishkenot ya'akov
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּ֣ר בָּ֑ךְ עִ֖יר הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃
nikhbadot medubbar bakh ir ha'elohim sela
Glorious things are spoken of Thee, O city of God. Selah
4אַזְכִּ֤יר ׀ רַ֥הַב וּבָבֶ֗ל לְֽיֹ֫דְעָ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה פְלֶ֣שֶׁת וְצ֣וֹר עִם־כּ֑וּשׁ זֶ֝֗ה יֻלַּד־שָֽׁם׃
azkir rahav uvavel leyod'ay hinne feleshet vetzor im-kush ze yullad-sham
'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.'
5וּֽלֲצִיּ֨וֹן ׀ יֵאָמַ֗ר אִ֣ישׁ וְ֭אִישׁ יֻלַּד־בָּ֑הּ וְה֖וּא יְכוֹנְנֶ֣הָ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
ulatziyyon ye'amar ish ve'ish yullad-bah vehu yekhonneha elyon
But of Zion it shall be said: 'This man and that was born in her; And the Most High Himself doth establish her.'
6יְֽהוָ֗ה יִ֭סְפֹּר בִּכְת֣וֹב עַמִּ֑ים זֶ֖ה יֻלַּד־שָׁ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃
ADONAI yispor bikhtov ammim ze yullad-sham sela
The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah
7וְשָׁרִ֥ים כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כָּֽל־מַעְיָנַ֥י בָּֽךְ׃
vesharim kechollim kal-ma'yanay bakh
And whether they sing or dance, all my thoughts are in Thee.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.