Psalms 87:2

Psalms 87:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Context of Psalms 87:2

1A psalm of the sons of Korah, a song. His foundation is in the holy mountains. Adonai loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 3Glorious things are spoken of you, city of God. Selah 4“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who acknowledge Me— behold Philistia and Tyre, with Cush: ‘This one was born there.’”

Psalms 87:2 word by word

אֹהֵ֣ב יְ֭הוָה שַׁעֲרֵ֣י צִיּ֑וֹן מִ֝כֹּ֗ל מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• more than all the dwellingsמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Psalms 87:2

• Psalms 78:67Then He detested Joseph’s tent and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.
• Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:
• Deuteronomy 12:5Rather you are to seek only the place Adonai your God chooses from all your tribes to put His Name to dwell—there you will come.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name would abide there and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
• Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? For Adonai has founded Zion, and the afflicted of His people will find refuge in her.

Commentaries on Psalms 87:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob - That is, he preferred Zion for his habitation, to be the place of his temple and sanctuary, before any other place in the promised land. Mystically, the Lord prefers the Christian Church to the Jewish: the latter was only a type of the former; and had no glory by reason of the glory that excelleth. To this position no exception can be made.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion - Compare Psalm 78:68. The gates of a city were the places of concourse; where business was transacted; where courts were held. The particular allusion here seems to be to the thronging multitudes pressing into the city for public worship - the numbers that gathered together at the great feasts and festivals of the nation; and the meaning is, that he looked with more pleasure on such multitudes as they thronged the gates…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7This psalm presents Jerusalem as the city of God, where people from all nations are counted as citizens.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. gates--for the enclosures, or city to which they opened (Psa 9:14; 122:2; compare Psa 132:13, 14).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 87:2

• Church
• Temple
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Psalms
• Tent
• Zion
• Gate
• God
• Jesus Christ
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 87

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings