Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
His foundation [is] on [the] holy mountains.
New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song.
His
King James Version
{A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.} His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Holman Bible
A psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.
International Standard Version
God's foundation is in the holy mountains.
A Conservative Version
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
American Standard Version
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
This house is resting on the holy mountain.
Darby Translation
{Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.} His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.
Julia Smith Translation
To the sons of Korah chanting a song. His foundations are in the mountains of holiness.
King James 2000
[A Psalm or Song for the Sons of Korah.] His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Modern King James verseion
A Psalm for the sons of Korah, A Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{A Psalm and song of the sons of Korah} Her foundations are upon the holy hills;
NET Bible
Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The Lord's city is in the holy hills.
New Heart English Bible
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
The Emphasized Bible
His foundation, is in the holy mountains:
Webster
A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
World English Bible
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Youngs Literal Translation
By sons of Korah. -- A Psalm, a song. His foundation is in holy mountains.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 87:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament And Petition
1 His foundation [is] on [the] holy mountains. 2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: "Look! I [am] laying a stone in Zion, a {tested} stone, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation: 'The one who trusts will not {panic}.'
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had established, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Psalm 48:1-2
Yahweh [is] great and very worthy of praise in the city of our God, in his {holy mountain}.
Psalm 68:16
Why do you look with hostility, O many-peaked mountains? This mountain God desires for his dwelling. Yes, Yahweh will abide [in it] forever.
Psalm 121:1
I lift up my eyes to the mountains; whence will my help come?
Isaiah 2:2-3
And it shall happen in the future of the days the mountain of the house of Yahweh [shall] be established; it will be among the highest of the mountains, and it shall be raised from [the] hills. All [of] the nations shall travel to him;
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to {my holy mountain}; I will make them merry in my house of prayer. their burnt offerings and their sacrifices {will be accepted} on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,"
Zechariah 8:3
Thus says Yahweh: 'I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the faithful city, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts [will be called] the holy mountain.'
Matthew 16:18
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!
1 Corinthians 3:10-11
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon [it]. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon [it].
Ephesians 2:20-22
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
1 Peter 2:4-8
to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in the sight of God.
2 Peter 1:18
And [we] ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven [when we] were with him on the holy mountain,