Psalms 87:2
The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
In Context
1On the holy mountain stands the city he founded.
3Glorious things he is speaking of you, you city of God. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 78:67He disowned the tent of Joseph, he rejected the tribe of Ephraim;
Psalms 132:13For the choice of the Lord is Zion; she is the home of his heart.
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 →