Psalms 87:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 87:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 87:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 87:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 87:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”

Psalms 87:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 87:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.”

Psalms 87:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 87:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah is loving the gates of Zion Above all the tabernacles of Jacob.”

Psalms 87:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 87:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.”

Psalms 87:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 87:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord loueth the gates of Zion aboue all the habitations of Iaakob.”

Psalms 87:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 87:2 in Context — Psalms 87

1 A los hijos de Coré: Salmo: Canción. SU cimiento es en montes de santidad.

2 Ama Jehová las puertas de Sión más que todas las moradas de Jacob.

3 Cosas ilustres son dichas de ti, ciudad de Dios. (Selah.)

4 Yo me acordaré de Rahab y de Babilonia entre los que me conocen: he aquí Palestina, y Tiro, con Etiopía: éste nació allá.

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What Does Psalms 87:2 Mean?

Psalms 87:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 87. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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