Psalms 87 Comparison: Bible in Basic English vs New Heart English Bible

Psalms 87

¹This house is resting on the holy mountain.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Psalms 87

¹His foundation is in the holy mountains.

²The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

³Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.

⁴I will record Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge me. Behold, Philistia, Tyre, and also Ethiopia: "This one was born there."

⁵Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born in her;" the Most High himself will establish her.

⁶The Lord will count, when he writes up the peoples, "This one was born there." Selah.

⁷Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All my springs are in you."