Psalms 132:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 68:16 : 16 Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.
Ps 76:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Ps 87:2 : 2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Isa 14:32 : 32 What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
Heb 12:22 : 22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,
Ps 48:1-3 : 1 A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King. 3 God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 132:14
88%
14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Ps 135:4
80%
4For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [And] Israel for his own possession.
2 Chr 6:5-7
3 verses
79%
5Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:
6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
Ps 78:68-70
3 verses
78%
68But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:
Zech 2:12
77%
12And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
Ps 69:35
76%
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
Ps 87:1-2
2 verses
76%
1A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Ps 33:12
76%
12Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Ps 102:16
75%
16For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
Ps 68:16
75%
16Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.
1 Kgs 8:16
75%
16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Ps 26:8
75%
8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.
2 Chr 7:16
75%
16For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
Ps 2:6
74%
6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
Ps 135:21
74%
21Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Isa 33:5
74%
5Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Ps 76:2
73%
2In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
Isa 34:17
73%
17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Ps 102:13-14
2 verses
73%
13Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.
14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
1 Kgs 11:32
73%
32(but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David's sake and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel);
Ps 65:4
73%
4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach [unto thee], That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.
Ps 147:12
73%
12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
1 Chr 23:25
73%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
Ps 132:11-12
2 verses
72%
11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Ps 47:4
72%
4He chooseth our inheritance for us, The glory of Jacob whom he loved. Selah
1 Chr 28:4-6
3 verses
72%
4Howbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
5And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.
6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
1 Kgs 8:13
72%
13I have surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
Ps 15:1
72%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Ps 132:5
72%
5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Ps 128:5
72%
5Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Ps 134:3
72%
3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
2 Sam 5:7
72%
7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
Deut 18:5
71%
5For Jehovah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Jehovah, him and his sons for ever.
Ps 125:1
71%
1A Song of Ascents. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
Zech 2:10
71%
10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
Ps 146:10
71%
10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 122:5
71%
5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
1 Chr 17:9
71%
9And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,
Ps 27:4
71%
4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
2 Chr 6:2
71%
2But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.
1 Chr 17:12
71%
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.