Psalms 132:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 68:16 : 16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!
  • Ps 76:1-2 : 1 For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great. 2 He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.
  • Ps 78:68-69 : 68 He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. 69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly
  • Ps 48:1-3 : 1 A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill. 2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king. 3 God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 132:14
    88%

    14He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.

  • Ps 135:4
    80%

    4Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

  • 2 Chr 6:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5He told David,‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

    6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

  • Ps 78:68-70
    3 verses
    78%

    68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.

    69He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

    70He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.

  • Zech 2:12
    77%

    12The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.

  • Ps 69:35
    76%

    35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.

  • Ps 87:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The LORD’s city is in the holy hills.

    2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

  • Ps 33:12
    76%

    12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

  • Ps 102:16
    75%

    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Ps 68:16
    75%

    16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!

  • 1 Kgs 8:16
    75%

    16He told David,‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

  • Ps 26:8
    75%

    8O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

  • 2 Chr 7:16
    75%

    16Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.

  • Ps 2:6
    74%

    6“I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

  • Ps 135:21
    74%

    21The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Isa 33:5
    74%

    5The LORD is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

  • Ps 76:2
    73%

    2He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

  • Isa 34:17
    73%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Ps 102:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come.

    14Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.

  • 1 Kgs 11:32
    73%

    32He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

  • Ps 65:4
    73%

    4How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house– your holy palace.

  • Ps 147:12
    73%

    12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    73%

    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • Ps 132:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

    12If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

  • Ps 47:4
    72%

    4He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves.(Selah)

  • 1 Chr 28:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

    5From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

    6He said to me,‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    72%

    13O LORD, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

  • Ps 15:1
    72%

    1A psalm of David. LORD, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill?

  • Ps 132:5
    72%

    5until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob.”

  • Ps 128:5
    72%

    5May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

  • Ps 134:3
    72%

    3May the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!

  • 2 Sam 5:7
    72%

    7But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).

  • Deut 18:5
    71%

    5For the LORD your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

  • Ps 125:1
    71%

    1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.

  • Zech 2:10
    71%

    10“Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the LORD.

  • Ps 146:10
    71%

    10The LORD rules forever, your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 122:5
    71%

    5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.

  • 1 Chr 17:9
    71%

    9I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

  • Ps 27:4
    71%

    4I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    71%

    2O LORD, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    71%

    12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.