Psalms 87:2
What does Psalms 87:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 87:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Jehovah is loving the gates of Zion Above all the tabernacles of Jacob.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
- Deuteronomy 12:5
But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
- Psalms 132:13
For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6
but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
- Psalms 78:67
Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
- Isaiah 14:32
What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
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