Psalms 87:2
The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
In Context
1Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song. This house is resting on the holy mountain.
3Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:5But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;
Psalms 78:67And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
Psalms 132:13For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.
Isaiah 14:32What answer, then, will my people give to the representatives of the nation? That the Lord is the builder of Zion, and she will be a safe place for the poor of his people.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 87:2-4
The Glory of Zion. 1 His foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. Some make the first words of the psalm to be part of the title; it is a psalm or song whose subject is the holy mountains—the temple built in Zion upon Mount Moriah. This is the foundation of the argument, or beginning of the psalm. Or we may suppose the psalmist had now the tabernacle or temple in view and was… Read the whole commentary →