Psalms 87:2

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. 68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. 69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: 14 'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What answer will be given to the messengers of the nation? 'The LORD has established Zion, and in her, the afflicted of His people will find refuge.'
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 Instead, seek the place that the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put His name and make His presence dwell, and go there.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule over My people Israel.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 87:1
    79%

    1A psalm, a song of the sons of Korah: His foundation is on the holy mountains.

  • Ps 87:3
    78%

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

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

    14'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'

  • Ps 26:8
    76%

    8Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Glorify your God, O Zion!

    13For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you.

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1For the director of music, according to Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah.

    2Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

    3Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Mount Zion in the far north, the city of the great King.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

    2The Lord is great in Zion, and He is exalted above all the peoples.

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16The nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21Blessed be the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19In the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35Let the heavens and the earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    16The mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

    68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

    20This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I am very jealous for Zion, and I am burning with great zeal and anger for her.

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.'

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, O Lord.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

    2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore.

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

    4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7Lift up your heads, you gates, be lifted up, you everlasting doors, that the King of glory may enter.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed.

  • Ps 128:5
    70%

    5May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14Be gracious to me, LORD; see my affliction from those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death.

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor; the appointed time has come.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2Open the gates so that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.'

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

    5And of Zion it will be said, 'This one and that one were born in her,' for the Most High Himself will establish her.

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

    9Lift up your heads, you gates, be lifted up, you everlasting doors, that the King of glory may enter.

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

    2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth.

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts: 'I detest the pride of Jacob and hate his fortresses, so I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.'

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the Lord’s faithful love.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

    11As Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.