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Psalms 78:68

Mount Zion

66 He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
KJV
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
WEB
But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
ASV
But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
DARBY
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;
BLB
And He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
ÅB
men han utvalgte Juda stamme, Sions berg som han elsket.
OTB
Men valgte Judas stamme,
Sionfjellet, som Han elsket.
B1930
men han utvalgte Juda stamme, Sions berg som han elsket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 87:2

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

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  • Psalms 132:12–14

    If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

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  • Genesis 49:8–10

    Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:6

    But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

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  • Ruth 4:17–22

    The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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