Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

General references

Bible References

The lord

Psalm 78:67

Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim [in which the tabernacle stood].
Psalm 132:13

For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:
Deuteronomy 12:5
But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His Name there for His dwelling [place], and there you shall come [to worship Him].
2 Chronicles 6:6
but I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
Isaiah 14:32

“Then what answer will one give the messengers of the [Philistine] nation?
That the Lord has founded Zion,
And the afflicted of His people will seek and find refuge in it.”
Joel 2:32

“And it shall come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Will be saved [from the coming judgment]
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who escape,
As the Lord has said,
Even among the remnant [of survivors] whom the Lord calls.

General references

Psalm 122:2

Our feet are standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem,