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title: Psalms 87 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees
description: Psalms chapter 87 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
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# Psalms 87

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7 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.

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- [87:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.1/) — לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמוֹר שִׁיריְסוּדָתוֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ — A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- [87:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.2/) — אֹהֵב יְהוָה שַׁעֲרֵי צִיּוֹן מִכֹּל מִשְׁכְּנוֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃ — The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- [87:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.3/) — נִכְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ עִיר הָאֱלֹהִים סֶֽלָה׃ — Glorious things are spoken of Thee, O city of God.
- [87:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.4/) — אַזְכִּיר ׀ רַהַב וּבָבֶל לְֽיֹדְעָי הִנֵּה פְלֶשֶׁת וְצוֹר עִם־כּוּשׁ זֶה יֻלַּד־שָֽׁם׃ — '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.'
- [87:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.5/) — וּֽלֲצִיּוֹן ׀ יֵאָמַר אִישׁ וְאִישׁ יֻלַּד־בָּהּ וְהוּא יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ — But of Zion it shall be said: 'This man and that was born in her; and the Most High Himself doth establish her.'
- [87:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.6/) — יְֽהוָה יִסְפֹּר בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים זֶה יֻלַּד־שָׁם סֶֽלָה׃ — The LORD shall count in the register of the peoples: 'This one was born there.' Selah
- [87:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.87.7/) — וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלְלִים כָּֽל־מַעְיָנַי בָּֽךְ׃ — And whether they sing or dance, all my thoughts are in Thee.

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