Psalms 87:2

World English Bible (2000)

Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 78:67-69 : 67 Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn't choose the tribe of Ephraim, 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. 69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. 14 "This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.
  • Joel 2:32 : 32 It will happen that whoever will call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even to his habitation you shall seek, and there 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 about you, city of God. Selah.

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.

    14"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, for I have desired it.

  • Ps 26:8
    76%

    8Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.

  • Ps 147:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, 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 dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

  • Ps 122:2
    74%

    2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;

  • Ps 48:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1Great is Yahweh, 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 north sides, the city of the great King.

    3God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

  • Ps 99:2
    73%

    2Yahweh is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.

  • Ps 102:16
    73%

    16For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

  • Ps 135:21
    72%

    21Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

  • Ps 76:2
    72%

    2His tabernacle is also in Salem; His dwelling place in Zion.

  • Ps 116:19
    72%

    19in the courts of Yahweh's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

  • Isa 33:5
    71%

    5Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

  • Ps 69:35
    71%

    35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.

  • Ps 68:16
    71%

    16Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

  • Ps 78:68
    71%

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

  • Ps 147:2
    71%

    2Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

  • Ps 118:19-20
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    71%

    19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

    20This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it.

  • Zech 8:2
    71%

    2Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."

  • Ps 122:6
    71%

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

  • Ps 97:8
    71%

    8Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of your judgments, Yahweh.

  • Ps 125:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can't be moved, but remains forever.

    2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

  • Ps 135:4
    70%

    4For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself; Israel for his own possession.

  • Ps 24:7
    70%

    7Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

  • Ps 134:3
    70%

    3May Yahweh bless you from Zion; even he who made heaven and earth.

  • Ps 84:10
    70%

    10For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

  • Ps 128:5
    70%

    5May Yahweh bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

  • Ps 9:14
    70%

    14that I may show forth 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 have pity on her dust.

  • Ps 135:2
    69%

    2you who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of our God's house.

  • Isa 26:2
    69%

    2Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

  • Ps 9:11
    69%

    11Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.

  • Ps 132:5
    69%

    5until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

  • Ps 87:5
    69%

    5Yes, of Zion it will be said, "This one and that one was born in her;" the Most High himself will establish her.

  • Ps 24:9
    69%

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

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 146:10
    69%

    10Yahweh will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah!

  • Ps 50:2
    69%

    2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.

  • Ps 18:1
    68%

    1I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

  • Amos 6:8
    68%

    8"The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of Armies: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. 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 loving kindness of Yahweh.

  • Ps 48:11
    68%

    11Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of your judgments.

  • Ps 116:1
    68%

    1I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.