Psalms 87 cross-references
Psalms 87 has 7 verses, which point to 104 other passages and are cited by 67. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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[A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah.] His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Points to (13)
- Isaiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious… 13 votes
- Isaiah 56:7 — Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings… 12 votes
- Ephesians 2:20–22 — And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner… 9 votes
- Isaiah 2:2–3 — And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the… 9 votes
- 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… 8 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:10–11 — According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation,… 7 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Psalms 121:1 — [A Song of degrees.] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 14 votes
- Psalms 46:1 — [To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very… 9 votes
- Isaiah 14:32 — What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his… 5 votes
- Joel 2:1 — Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land… 4 votes
Psalms 87:2
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Points to (6)
- Psalms 132:13–14 — For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 7 votes
- Deuteronomy 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even… 7 votes
- Psalms 78:67–69 — Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 6 votes
- Joel 2:32 — And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount… 3 votes
- Isaiah 14:32 — What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his… 3 votes
- 2 Chronicles 6:6 — But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 3 votes
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- Psalms 132:13 — For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 7 votes
- Psalms 78:68 — But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 7 votes
- Psalms 132:14 — This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 6 votes
- Deuteronomy 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even… 6 votes
Psalms 87:3
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Points to (19)
- Ezekiel 37:27–28 — My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 8 votes
- Ezekiel 36:11–38 — And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you… 6 votes
- Revelation 21:10–27 — And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy… 5 votes
- Hebrews 12:22–23 — But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an… 4 votes
- Psalms 48:2–3 — Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of… 4 votes
- Revelation 14:1 — And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand,… 3 votes
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- Psalms 46:4 — There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of… 8 votes
- Galatians 4:26 — But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. 6 votes
- Isaiah 60:14 — The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall… 6 votes
- Psalms 48:1 — [A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our… 5 votes
Psalms 87:4
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Points to (25)
- Isaiah 19:23–25 — In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the… 5 votes
- Psalms 45:12 — And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 5 votes
- Psalms 68:31 — Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 4 votes
- Psalms 89:10 — Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 3 votes
- Job 9:13 — If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. 3 votes
- Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Acts 8:27 — And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of… 5 votes
- Isaiah 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old.… 4 votes
- Psalms 89:10 — Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 3 votes
- 1 Peter 5:13 — The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son. 2 votes
Psalms 87:5
And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
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- Romans 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 6 votes
- 1 Peter 1:23–24 — Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth… 5 votes
- Galatians 3:26–28 — For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 5 votes
- John 1:12–14 — But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 48:35 — It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is… 5 votes
- Isaiah 60:1–9 — Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 5 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Isaiah 14:32 — What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his… 6 votes
- Psalms 48:8 — As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will… 5 votes
- Deuteronomy 28:9 — The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the… 5 votes
- 2 Corinthians 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 3 votes
Psalms 87:6
The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
Points to (11)
- Isaiah 4:3 — And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called… 9 votes
- Luke 10:20 — Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your… 6 votes
- Revelation 20:15 — And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 5 votes
- Ezekiel 13:9 — And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the… 5 votes
- Philippians 4:3 — And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement… 4 votes
- Psalms 69:28 — Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. 4 votes
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- Ezekiel 13:9 — And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the… 5 votes
- Romans 9:8 — That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the… 4 votes
- Numbers 3:40 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month… 2 votes
- Psalms 22:30 — A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 1 votes
Psalms 87:7
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Points to (18)
- Psalms 36:9 — For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 12 votes
- John 1:16 — And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 11 votes
- Revelation 22:17 — And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come.… 10 votes
- Isaiah 12:3 — Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 10 votes
- Revelation 21:6 — And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that… 9 votes
- John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give… 9 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 — Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made,… 3 votes
- Psalms 68:25 — The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with… 2 votes
- 2 Chronicles 29:26 — And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 2 votes
- 2 Chronicles 7:6 — And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David… 2 votes