Psalm 87

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 Her foundations are upon the | holy | hills: ||

the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than | all the | 3 dwellings of | Jacob. ||

§ 2 Very | excel•lent | things ||

are spoken of | thee, thou | 3 city of | God. ||

3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon with | them that | know me. ||

4 Behold ye the Philistines also, * and they of Tyre, with the | Morians; • lo | there • was he | born. ||

3 I will make mention of Egypt and Babylon, among | them that | know me. ||

4 Behold, Philistia also; * and Tyre, with Ethiopia; | lo, in | Sion • were they | born. ||

5 And of Sion it shall be reported 3 that | he was | born in • her; ||

3 and | the Most | High shall | stablish • her. ||

5 Yea, of Sion it shall be reported, this one and | that one • were | born in • her; ||

3 and | the Most | High shall | stablish • her. ||

§ 6 The 3 Lord | shall re- | hearse it, ||

when he writeth up the | people, • that | he was | born there. ||

§ 6 The 3 Lord | shall re- | cord it, ||

when he writeth up the peoples; | lo, in | Sion • were they | born. ||

7 The singers also and trumpeters 3 shall | he re- | hearse: ||

All my fresh | springs shall | be in | thee. ||

7 The singers also and trumpeters | shall make | answer: ||

All my fresh | springs | are in | thee. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||