Psalms 78:68

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
  • Ps 132:12-14 : 12 If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.” 13 Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home. 14 He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it.
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you. 9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him? 10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.
  • Ruth 4:17-22 : 17 The neighbor women named him, saying,“A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse– David’s father! 18 Epilogue: Obed in the Genealogy of David These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, 19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, 20 Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmah, 21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed, 22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 Samuel Anoints David as King The LORD said to Samuel,“How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 78:67
    81%

    67He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

  • Ps 132:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

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

  • Ps 78:69-71
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    71He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

  • 2 Chr 6:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    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.’

  • Ps 47:4
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 28:4-5
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    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.

  • 1 Kgs 8:16
    74%

    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 135:4
    73%

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

  • Zech 2:12
    73%

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

  • 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 87:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    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 114:2
    70%

    2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

  • Ps 68:16
    70%

    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!

  • Deut 10:15
    69%

    15However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples– as is apparent today.

  • Ps 69:35
    69%

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

  • Ps 97:8
    69%

    8Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD.

  • Ps 48:11
    69%

    11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

  • Deut 7:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

    7The Basis of Israel’s Election It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the LORD favored and chose you– for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

  • Deut 18:5
    69%

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

  • 2 Sam 5:7
    68%

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

  • 1 Chr 16:13
    68%

    13O children of Israel, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

  • Ps 33:12
    67%

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

  • Ps 105:6
    67%

    6O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

  • Ps 2:6
    67%

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

  • Isa 65:9
    67%

    9I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there.

  • Ps 74:2
    67%

    2Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

  • Ps 78:54-55
    2 verses
    67%

    54He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

    55He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

  • 1 Kgs 11:13
    67%

    13But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

  • 1 Kgs 11:36
    67%

    36I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.

  • Isa 44:1
    67%

    1The Lord Will Renew Israel“Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!”

  • Ps 48:2
    67%

    2It 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.

  • Ps 76:1-2
    2 verses
    66%

    1For 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.

    2He lives in Salem; he dwells in Zion.

  • Ps 108:8
    66%

    8Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • Ps 65:4
    66%

    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 26:8
    66%

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

  • Deut 4:37
    66%

    37Moreover, because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power

  • Ps 60:7
    66%

    7Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

  • Acts 7:46
    66%

    46He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

  • Ps 78:60
    66%

    60He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men.

  • Josh 7:16
    66%

    16Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order, and the tribe of Judah was selected.

  • Neh 9:8
    66%

    8When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.