Psalms 87:2

American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim, 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 87:1
    79%

    1[A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song]. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • Ps 87:3
    78%

    3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. {{Selah

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

    14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.

  • Ps 26:8
    76%

    8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.

    13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1[For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah]. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1[A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah]. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

    2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

    3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

    2Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    16Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

    68But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

    20This is the gate of Jehovah; The righteous shall enter into it.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1[A Song of Ascents]. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

    2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

    4For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

  • Ps 128:5
    70%

    5Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2Ye that stand in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may enter in.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

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

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

    9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

    2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1[For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said], I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. [

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

    11Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.