Psalm 87:1
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Cross-reference
Psalm 48:1 praises God in his holy mountain, the same Zion that Psalm 87:1 calls God's foundation on the holy mountains.
Psalm 48:2 extols Mount Zion's beauty and status as the city of the great King, reinforcing the holy mountain foundation of Psalm 87:1.
Psalm 68:16 contrasts other mountains with the mount God chose for his abode, affirming that Zion is the foundation God established in Psalm 87:1.
Psalm 15:1 asks who may dwell on God's holy hill, directly paralleling the holy mountains where God's foundation is laid.
Psalm 99:9 also calls God's holy mountain the place of worship, reinforcing Zion as the foundation of God's presence.
Psalm 122:2 places the worshiper within Jerusalem's gates, showing the holy mountain as the actual city where God's foundation stands.
1 Peter 2:4-8 calls Christ the living cornerstone and believers living stones, directly building on the foundation imagery of Psalm 87:1 and Isaiah 28:16.
2 Chronicles 3:1 identifies Mount Moriah as the site of the temple, the very foundation God established on the holy mountains in Psalm 87:1.
Ephesians 2:20-22 describes the church built on apostles and prophets with Christ as cornerstone, reinterpreting Zion's foundation as the spiritual temple.
Zechariah 8:3 explicitly calls the mountain of the LORD 'the holy mountain', directly echoing Psalm 87:1's description.
Isaiah 56:7 promises that God will bring people to His holy mountain, using the same phrase as Psalm 87:1's 'holy mountains'.
Isaiah 28:16 speaks of a precious cornerstone laid in Zion as a sure foundation, echoing the foundation imagery of Psalm 87:1 on the holy mountain.
Isaiah 2:3 describes peoples going up to the mountain of the LORD for teaching, showing the holy mountain as a source of instruction.
Isaiah 2:2 prophesies that the mountain of the LORD's house will be established as chief, directly expanding on the foundation mentioned in Psalm 87:1.
Isaiah 14:32 explicitly states that the LORD has founded Zion, directly echoing the 'foundation in the holy mountains' of Psalm 87:1.
Jeremiah 31:23 calls Jerusalem the 'holy hill,' linking the restoration of Judah to the same holy mountain where God's foundation is.
Daniel 9:16 refers to Jerusalem as God's holy hill, pleading for restoration, connecting to the foundational holy mountains of Psalm 87:1.
Joel 2:1 sounds an alarm on God's holy mountain, identifying Zion as the place of divine warning, aligning with Psalm 87:1's foundation.
Zephaniah 3:11 promises removal of pride from God's holy mountain, showing Zion as the place of purification, rooted in Psalm 87:1's foundation.