Psalms 87:2

“The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Psalms 87:2

The Lord loueth the gates of Zion: more then all the dwellings of Iacob.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The LORD loves the gates of Zion More than all the {other} dwelling places of Jacob.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- American Standard Version (1901)

The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
- Basic English Bible

The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
- Darby Bible

O Lord, the God of my salvation: I have cried in the day, and in the night before thee.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- English Revised Version

Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Psalms 87:2

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 87:2


87:2 Zion - That is, Zion itself, or Jerusalem, which was built upon and near mount Zion. He saith Zion rather than Jerusalem, to intimate that he loved Jerusalem for Zion's sake, or for the temple, which he chose for his peculiar dwelling place.


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