Verse 1
Hans grunnvoll er i de hellige fjell.
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Verse 2
Herren elsker Sions porter mer enn alle Jakobs boliger.
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Verse 3
Herlig er det som tales om deg, du Guds by. Sela.
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah
Verse 4
Jeg vil nevne Rahab og Babylon blant dem som kjenner meg: Se, Filistia, Tyr og Etiopia: Denne ble født der.
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.
Verse 5
Ja, om Sion skal det sies: Denne og hin ble født i henne; den Høyeste selv skal grunnfeste henne.
Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
Verse 6
Herren skal telle, når han skriver opp folkene: Denne ble født der. Sela.
Jehovah will count, when he writeth up the peoples, This one was born there. Selah
Verse 7
De som synger, og de som danser skal si: Alle mine kilder er i deg.
They that sing as well as they that dance `shall say', All my fountains are in thee. Psalm 88 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Chief Musician; set to Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.