Psalm 87:2

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than any dwelling in Jacob.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:6

but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.

Isaiah 14:32

What will one answer the messengers of the nations? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”

Isaiah 2:2

In days to come, The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it.

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead, you shall seek out the place which the Lord, your God, chooses out of all your tribes and designates as his dwelling to put his name there. There you shall go,