Psalms 87:1

In 11 translations

BSB

He has founded His city on the holy mountains.Literally His foundation is on the holy mountains

KJV

His foundation is in the holy mountains.for the sons: or, of the sons

WEB

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

ASV

His foundation is in the holy mountains.

LSV

A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. A SONG. His foundation [is] in holy mountains.

YLT

By sons of Korah. — A Psalm, a song. His foundation [is] in holy mountains.

DBY

His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.

DRC86:1

For the sons of Core, a psalm of a canticle. The foundations thereof are in the holy mountains:

GNV

A Psalme or song committed to the sonnes of Korah. God layde his foundations among the holy mountaines.

JPS

A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

LXXE86:1

A Psalm of a Song for the sons of Core. His foundations are in the holy mountains.

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WLC

לִבְנֵי־קֹ֭רַח מִזְמ֣וֹר שִׁ֑יר יְ֝סוּדָת֗וֹ בְּהַרְרֵי־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃KJV:Ps.87.1

LXX-Br86:1

Τοῖς υἱοῖς Κορὲ ψαλμὸς ᾠδῆς. Οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι τοῖς ἁγίοις.

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• Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
• Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
• Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being…
• Isaiah 2:2–3In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say: “Come,…
• Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
• Zechariah 8:3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:10–11By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid,…
• Psalms 48:1–2Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
• Psalms 68:16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
• 2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
• Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
• 2 Peter 1:18And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
• 1 Peter 2:4–8As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices…

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