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Psalms 78:68

Mount Zion

66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

70 He chose David also 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 loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

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  • Psalms 132:12–14

    If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

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  • Genesis 49:8–10

    Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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  • Ruth 4:17–22

    And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

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