Psalms 78:68
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Psalms 78:68 in other translations
| BSB | But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. |
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| WEB | But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. |
| ASV | But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. |
| YLT | And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved, |
| DARBY | But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved; |
| BBE | But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure. |
| Webster | But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. |
What does Psalms 78:68 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:67-68
67-68. tabernacle of Joseph--or, "home," or, "tribe," to which-- tribe of Ephraim--is parallel (compare Re 7:8). Its pre-eminence was, like Saul's, only permitted. Judah had been the choice (Ge 49:10).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:56-72
After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own…
Psalms 78:68 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:68
- Psalms 87:2
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 132:12-14
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. For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
- Genesis 49:8-10
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
- 1 Samuel 16:1
And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- Ruth 4:17-22
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, …
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Ge 49:8-10; Ru 4:17-22; 1Sa 16:1; 2Ch 6:6
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87:2; 132:12-14
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Context
- Psalms 78:67
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
- Psalms 78:68
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
- Psalms 78:69
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Psalms 78:68 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sino que escogió la tribu de Judá, el monte de Sión, al cual amó. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais il choisit la tribu de Juda, la montagne de Sion qu’il aima. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sondern er erwählte den Stamm Juda, den Berg Zion, den er geliebt hat. |