Psalm 87:2

New International Version

²The Lord loves the gates of Zion^(A)
more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.

Psalm 132:13-14

New International Version

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion,^(A)
he has desired it for his dwelling,^(B) saying,
¹⁴“This is my resting place for ever and ever;^(C)
here I will sit enthroned,^(D) for I have desired it.

Read full chapter

Psalm 78:67-69

New International Version

⁶⁷Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;^(A)
⁶⁸but he chose the tribe of Judah,^(B)
    Mount Zion,^(C) which he loved.
⁶⁹He built his sanctuary^(D) like the heights,
    like the earth that he established forever.

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 12:5

New International Version

⁵But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name^(A) there for his dwelling.^(B) To that place you must go;

Read full chapter

Deuteronomy 12:5 in all English translations

Joel 2:32

New International Version

³²And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord^(A) will be saved;^(B)
for on Mount Zion^(C) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,^(D)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors^(E)
    whom the Lord calls.^[a]^(F)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

Joel 2:32 in all English translations

Isaiah 14:32

New International Version

³²What answer shall be given
to the envoys^(A) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,^(B)
and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.^(C)”