Psalms 87:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim; 68 But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure. 69 And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

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

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

    14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

  • Ps 26:8
    76%

    8 Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 Give praise to the Lord, O Jerusalem; give praise to your God, O Zion.

    13 He has made strong the iron bands of your doors; he has sent blessings on your children inside your walls.

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2 At last our feet were inside your doors, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, in the town of our God, in his holy mountain.

    2 Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

    3 In its buildings God is seen to be a high tower.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

    2 The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16 When the Lord has put up the walls of Zion, and has been been in his glory;

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21 Praise be to the Lord out of Zion, even to the Lord whose house is in Jerusalem, Let the Lord be praised.

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2 In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19 In the Lord's house, even in Jerusalem. Praise be to the Lord.

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5 The Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35 For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    16 Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

    68 But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2 The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Let the doors of righteousness be open to me; I will go in and give praise to the Lord.

    20 This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2 These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her with great wrath.

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

    6 O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8 Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 <A Song of the going up.> Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

    2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time and for ever.

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

    4 For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, send you blessing out of Zion,

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10 For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

  • Ps 128:5
    70%

    5 May the Lord send you blessing out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14 So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones, looking with love on her dust.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2 You who are in the house of the Lord, and in the open spaces of the house of our God,

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2 Let the doors be open, so that the upright nation which keeps faith may come in.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11 Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5 Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

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

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

    9 Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; let them be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in.

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10 The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

    2 From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,> I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8 The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5 His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

    11 Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1 I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.