Psalms 87:1

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“He has founded His city on the holy mountains.”

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BSBPD

“He has founded His city on the holy mountains.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“His foundation is in the holy mountains.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“His foundation is in the holy mountains.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“By sons of Korah. --A Psalm, a song. His foundation <FI>is<Fi> in holy mountains.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 87:1 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
  2. Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  3. Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  4. Psalms 68:16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
  5. Psalms 78:69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
  6. Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
  7. Psalms 122:2Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
  8. Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
  9. Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
  10. Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
  11. Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
  12. Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
  13. Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  14. 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
  15. Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  16. 1 Peter 2:4As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
  17. 2 Peter 1:18And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

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