Psalms 87:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. 68 He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. 69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home. 14 He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the LORD has promised; the remnant will be those whom the LORD will call.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 87:1
    79%

    1Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The LORD’s city is in the holy hills.

  • Ps 87:3
    78%

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

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    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 26:8
    76%

    8O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

    13For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children within you.

  • Ps 84:1
    74%

    1For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm. How lovely is the place where you live, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    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 99:2
    73%

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

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

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

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19in the courts of the LORD’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

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

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    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!

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

    68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

    20This is the LORD’s gate– the godly enter through it.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    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 135:4
    70%

    4Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3May the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

  • Ps 128:5
    70%

    5May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

  • Ps 102:14
    69%

    14Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter– one that remains trustworthy.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11Sing praises to the LORD, who rules in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob.”

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

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

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

    9Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

    2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God has come in splendor.

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1For the music director; by the LORD’s servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said:“I love you, LORD, my source of strength!

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8The Sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is speaking:“I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”

  • Ps 33:5
    68%

    5He promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

    11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,