Psalms 87:1

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Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The LORD’s city is in the holy hills.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.
  • Isa 56:7 : 7 I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.”
  • Zech 8:3 : 3 The LORD says,‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called“truthful city,”“mountain of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,”“holy mountain.”’
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
  • 1 Cor 3:10-11 : 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
  • Ps 48:1-2 : 1 A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill. 2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.
  • Ps 68:16 : 16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!
  • Isa 2:2-3 : 2 In the future the mountain of the LORD’s temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it, 3 many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the LORD’s message will issue from Jerusalem.
  • 1 Pet 2:4-8 : 4 A Living Stone, a Chosen People So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, 5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it says in scripture,“Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.” 7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  • 2 Pet 1:18 : 18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
  • 2 Chr 3:1 : 1 The Building of the Temple Solomon began building the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  • Ps 121:1 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

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

    3People say wonderful things about you, O city of God.(Selah)

  • Ps 125:1-2
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    1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.

    2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forevermore.

  • Ps 24:2-3
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    2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

    3Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

  • Ps 78:69
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    69He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

  • Ps 68:15-16
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    15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.

    16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!

  • Isa 28:16
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    16Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD, says:“Look, I am laying a stone in Zion, an approved stone, set in place as a precious cornerstone for the foundation. The one who maintains his faith will not panic.

  • Ps 48:1-3
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    1A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

    2It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

    3God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

  • Ps 76:2
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    2He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be moved.

  • Ps 132:13-14
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    13Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

    14He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.

  • Ps 102:16
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    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Ps 95:4
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    4The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

  • Ps 92:15
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    15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.

  • Ps 2:6
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    6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

  • Isa 33:5
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    5The LORD is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

  • Ps 97:2
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    2Dark clouds surround him; equity and justice are the foundation of his throne.

  • Ps 89:18
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    18For our shield belongs to the LORD, our king to the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 65:6
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    6You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength.

  • Ps 122:2
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    2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 18:2
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    2The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

  • Job 38:6
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    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

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    1Book 4(Psalms 90-106) A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!

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    12Jeremiah Appeals to the Lord for Vindication Then I said,“LORD, from the very beginning you have been seated on your glorious throne on high. You are the place where we can find refuge.

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    2The LORD is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.

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    1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty, the LORD is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

    2Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.

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    16This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

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    2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

  • Ps 15:1
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    1A psalm of David. LORD, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

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    14for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills,

  • Ps 18:7
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    7The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.

  • Ps 11:3
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    3When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?”

  • Ps 119:89
    70%

    89ל(Lamed) O LORD, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.

  • Ps 87:5
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    5But it is said of Zion’s residents,“Each one of these was born in her, and the Most High makes her secure.”

  • Isa 26:4
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    4Trust in the LORD from this time forward, even in Yah, the LORD, an enduring protector!

  • 2 Sam 22:2
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    2He said:“The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

  • Ps 104:8
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    8as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down– to the place you appointed for them.

  • Hab 3:6
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    6He took his battle position and shook the earth; with a mere look he frightened the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrated; the primeval hills were flattened. His are ancient roads.

  • Ps 135:21
    69%

    21The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 93:5
    69%

    5The rules you set down are completely reliable. Holiness aptly adorns your house, O LORD, forever.

  • Amos 9:6
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    6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name.

  • Ps 111:3
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    3His work is majestic and glorious, and his faithfulness endures forever.