Psalms 87:1
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 87
“His foundation is in the holy mountains.”Psalms 87:1
What Does Psalms 87:1 Mean?
Psalms 87:1 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 87, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 87:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 121:1“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”Isaiah 28:16“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”Isaiah 56:7“Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.”Isaiah 2:2“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.”Ephesians 2:20“And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;”Psalms 46:1“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”Matthew 16:18“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”Psalms 48:1“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”Zechariah 8:3“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”1 Corinthians 3:10“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.”Psalms 68:16“Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.”2 Chronicles 3:1“Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.”Isaiah 14:32“What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.”Joel 2:1“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;”2 Peter 1:18“And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.”Psalms 15:1“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?”Psalms 68:15“The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.”Daniel 9:16“O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.”1 Peter 2:4“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,”1 Kings 14:21“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
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