Psalms 87:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling. 14 This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What will one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and the poor of his people will trust in it.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall 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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  • Ps 87:1
    79%

    1His foundation is in the holy mountains.

  • Ps 87:3
    78%

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

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    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 26:8
    76%

    8LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house and the place where Your honor dwells.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

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

    13For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1How lovely are your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

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

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    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 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, who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise 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 you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he has 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 do you leap, you high hills? This is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

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

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2The LORD builds up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them, and I will praise the LORD.

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

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2Thus says 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%

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

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8Zion heard and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, O LORD.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    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 135:4
    70%

    4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, and Israel for his special treasure.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3The LORD, who made heaven and earth, bless you out of Zion.

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would 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 you out of Zion; and you shall see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14That I may declare all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in your salvation.

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14For your servants take pleasure in her stones and favor the dust thereof.

  • 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, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; declare among the people his deeds.

  • 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 shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Most High himself shall establish her.

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

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

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise the LORD.

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

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

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

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

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, says the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5He loves righteousness and justice; 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 Your judgments.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.