Psalm 87 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Psa 87:1<Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.> This house is resting on the holy mountain.

Psa 87:2The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.

Psa 87:3Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)

Psa 87:4Rahab and Babylon will be named among those who have knowledge of me; see, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man had his birth there.

Psa 87:5And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.

Psa 87:6The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah.)

Psa 87:7The players on instruments will be there, and the dancers will say, All my springs are in you.

The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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