Devine Scripture

Psalms 87:2

Psalms chapter 87 · verse 2 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Context

v.1His foundation is in the holy mountains.

v.2This passage

v.3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. [Selah

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.