Psalms 78:68

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
  • Ps 132:12-14 : 12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever. 13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 To you, Judah, will your brothers give praise: your hand will be on the neck of your haters; your father's sons will go down to the earth before you. 9 Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken? 10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
  • Ruth 4:17-22 : 17 And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron; 19 And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab; 20 And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon; 21 And Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed; 22 And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

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    67 And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;

  • Ps 132:13-14
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    13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

    14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

  • Ps 78:69-71
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    69 And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.

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    71 From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

  • 2 Chr 6:5-6
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    5 From the day when I took my people out of the land of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; and I took no man to be a ruler over my people Israel;

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  • Ps 47:4
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    4 He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)

  • 1 Chr 28:4-5
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    4 Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel;

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  • 1 Kgs 8:16
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    4 For the Lord has taken Jacob for himself, and Israel for his property.

  • Zech 2:12
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    32 (But one tribe will be his, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town which, out of all the tribes of Israel, I have made mine,)

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    71%

    1 <Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.> This house is resting on the holy mountain.

    2 The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.

  • Ps 114:2
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    2 Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom.

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    16 Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

  • Deut 10:15
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    15 But the Lord had delight in your fathers and love for them, marking out for himself their seed after them, even you, from all peoples, as at this day.

  • Ps 69:35
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    35 For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

  • Ps 97:8
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    8 Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

  • Ps 48:11
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    11 Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

  • Deut 7:6-7
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    6 For you are a holy people to the Lord your God: marked out by the Lord your God to be his special people out of all the nations on the face of the earth.

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    7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

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    13 O you seed of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

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    6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

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    2 Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

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    13 Still I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.

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