Psalms 132:13
For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
Psalms 132:13 in other translations
| BSB | For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: |
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| WEB | For the LORD has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. |
| ASV | For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. |
| YLT | For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself, |
| DARBY | For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling: |
| BBE | For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. |
| Webster | For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. |
What does Psalms 132:13 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 132:11-18
The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is his desire to dwell with us; yet how little do we desire to dwell with him! He abode in Zion till the sins of Israel caused him to give them up to the spoilers. Forsake us not, O God, and deliver us not in like manner, sinful…
Psalms 132:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 132:13
- Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
- Psalms 78:68-69
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
- Psalms 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
- Psalms 87:2
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 76:1-2
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
- Psalms 48:1-3
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
- Isaiah 14:32
What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
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Context
- Psalms 132:12
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.
- Psalms 132:13
For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
- Psalms 132:14
This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Psalms 132:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque Jehová ha elegido á Sión; deseóla por habitación para sí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car l’ Éternel a choisi Sion; il l’a désirée pour être son habitation: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn Jehova hat Zion erwählt, hat es begehrt zu seiner Wohnstätte: |