Psalm 87:1

The Passion Translation

High upon his hills of holiness stands God’s city.

Cross References

Psalm 121:1

I look up to the mountains and hills, longing for God’s help. But then I realize that our true help and protection is only from the Lord, our Creator who made the heavens and the earth.

Psalm 122:2

And now at last we stand here, inside the very gates of Jerusalem!

Psalm 42:1

I long to drink of you, O God, to drink deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you!

Psalm 78:69

There he built his towering temple, strong and enduring as the earth itself.

Isaiah 14:32

And what will be the answer of the messengers of the nations? That the Lord has laid the foundation of Zion, and in her his needy ones will find shelter.

Isaiah 28:16

Here’s what the Lord God says: “Behold, I set in place in Zion a Foundation Stone, fully tested and proven to be faithful and secure. And written upon this precious cornerstone is this: ‘Those who trust in him will not act in haste.’

Isaiah 56:7

‘I will welcome you into my holy mountain and make you joyful in my house of prayer. I will accept every sacrifice and offering that you place on my altar, for my house of worship will be known as a house of prayer for all people.’ ”

Matthew 16:18

I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this rock will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of death will not be able to overpower it!

2 Peter 1:18

And we ourselves heard that voice resound from the heavens while we were with him on the holy mountain.