Psalms 87:2
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
In Context
1“A psalm of the sons of Korah.” His foundation is in the holy mountains;
3Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God! [[Pause.]]
Cross References
Psalms 78:67Yet he rejected the tents of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
Psalms 132:13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it as his dwelling-place.
Isaiah 14:32What answer shall be given to the messengers of the nations? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in her shall the poor of his people find refuge.
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 →