...where I record my name, I will come unto thee and bless thee." Yes, it was also said, " The Lord loveth the gates of Zion, more than all the dwellings of Jacob," and those who engaged in the public worship of God said, " I was glad when they said, Let us go into the...

...For the Choristers. I 31 ^Bfilm for Ringing. STANZA i. It stands on the Holy Hills !— : The LORD loves the Gates of Zion, More than all the Dwellings of Jacob I 3 What glories are told about you, O City of GOD ! STANZA .:. My friends I remind about Rahab and...

...inclined to do evil and does good, for he may do good again. It is therefore written (Psalm 87:2), "God loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob." These [dwellings] are all peace, as it is written (Genesis 25:27), "Jacob was a simple man, dwelling...

...highest peak is the one on which Zion was built, which typifies the church. Psalm 87:2 says, "Jehovah loves the gates of Zion / More than all the dwellings of Jacob." The gates are for coming in and going out, signifying fellowship. The fact that the New Jerusalem will...

...Yahweh. Psalm 87:1-4, 6 contain the same theme. On the holy mount stands the city he founded; Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Among those who know me I mention Rahab and Babylon;...

...she shall sit upon the ground" (Is 3:26 NRSV); "Wail, O gate; cry, O city" (Is 14:31 NRSV); "The LORD ee HIGH, HEIGHT, HIGH PLACE. HEIR. See INHERITANCE; (Ps 87:2 NRSV). The psalmist apostrophizes the gates of the temple, commanding them to open to allow...

...name Zion has three distinct connotations. Sometimes Zion refers to Jerusalem, as in the verse: "God loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob" (Psalms 87:2). For emphasis, both references to the Holy City are occasionally written in the same...

...Judah, in preference to other tribes, and most especially the city of Jerusalem (Ps. 78:67, 68). God loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob (Ps. 87:2). There are references, too, to God's special love for particular persons: for God's chosen...

...you, O Zion, [O city of our God, the Most High]. His foundation is on the holy mountains. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. R I record Egypt and Babylon as those who know me; behold Philistia, Tyre and Ethiopia: in Zion were...

...Jerusalem, "to there, the tribes, the tribes of Yah, go up." More poignantly, Ps 87:2 asserts, "Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob." It is in this vein that Psalm 47 mentions Abraham (v. 10) and refers to Jerusalem as^e^ow yacaqob.58...