Psalm 87:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He loves the gates of Zion more than any other place in Israel.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:5

The Lord your God will choose a special place among your tribes. That will be the home for his name. You must go to that place to worship him.

Joel 2:32

And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved. There will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, just as the Lord said. Yes, those left alive will be the ones the Lord has called.

Isaiah 14:32

But what will the messengers from that nation report about us? They will say, “The Lord made Zion strong, and his poor people went there for safety.”

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Isaiah 2:2

In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s Temple will be the highest of all mountains. It will be raised higher than the hills. There will be a steady stream of people from all nations going there.