Psalms 87:2

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The LORD 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 tabernacle 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 high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place which the LORD 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.

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    1 His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • Ps 87:3
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    3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

  • Ps 132:13-14
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    76%

    13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

    14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

  • Ps 26:8
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    8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

  • Ps 147:12-13
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    75%

    12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

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

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:1-3
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    73%

    1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

    2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

    3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

    2 The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

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

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

  • Ps 68:16
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    16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

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

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
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    71%

    19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

    20 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

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

  • Ps 97:8
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    8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

    2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

    4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

  • Ps 24:7
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    7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10 For 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%

    5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

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

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    14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

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

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

    5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

    9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

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

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

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

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD 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.

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    68%

    5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

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

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    68%

    1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.