Psalms 87:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

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  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.
  • Isa 56:7 : 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.
  • Zech 8:3 : 3 Thus says the LORD; I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain.
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
  • 1 Cor 3:10-11 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to a holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
  • Ps 48:1-2 : 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
  • Ps 68:16 : 16 Why do you leap, you high hills? This is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
  • Isa 2:2-3 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • 1 Pet 2:4-8 : 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
  • 2 Pet 1:18 : 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
  • 2 Chr 3:1 : 1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  • Ps 121:1 : 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where comes my help.

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    2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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

  • Ps 125:1-2
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    76%

    1Those who trust in the LORD shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but endures forever.

    2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from now on and forevermore.

  • Ps 24:2-3
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    2For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

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  • Ps 78:69
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    69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.

  • Ps 68:15-16
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    15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan.

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  • Ps 48:1-3
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    73%

    1Great is the LORD, 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 is known in her palaces as a refuge.

  • Ps 76:2
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    2In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • Ps 132:13-14
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    13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling.

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

  • Ps 102:16
    72%

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

  • Ps 95:4
    72%

    4In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; as for the world and all its fullness, you have founded them.

  • Ps 92:15
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    15To show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

  • Ps 2:6
    71%

    6Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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    5The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

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    2Clouds and darkness surround him: righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

  • Ps 89:18
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    18For the LORD is our defense; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.

  • Ps 65:6
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    6Who by His strength establishes the mountains; being girded with power:

  • Ps 122:2
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    2Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 18:2
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    2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  • Job 38:6
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    6On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

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    1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.

  • Jer 17:12
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    12A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

  • Ps 99:2
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    2The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

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    89LAMED. Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.

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

  • Isa 26:4
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    4Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.

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    2And he said, The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;

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    8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which You have founded for them.

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    21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

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    5Your testimonies are very sure: holiness adorns your house, O LORD, forever.

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    6It is he who builds his chambers in the heaven, and has founded his troop in the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

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    3His work is honorable and glorious, and his righteousness endures forever.