Psalms 87:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    1¶ A Psalm [or] Song for the sons of Korah. 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 the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

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

  • Ps 26:8
    76%

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

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12¶ Praise the LORD, 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¶ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1¶ A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.

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

    3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

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

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

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

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

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

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

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

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

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

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

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

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

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

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    16Why 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%

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

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

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

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2Thus 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
    71%

    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¶ A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

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

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

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

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    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%

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

  • 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%

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

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14That I may shew 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 favour the dust thereof.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

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

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2Open 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%

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

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

    5And 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%

    9Lift 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%

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

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

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

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

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

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, 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.

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

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

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

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

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

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