Psalms 78:68

78:67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

KJV

But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

78:69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. established: Heb. founded

What does Psalms 78:68 mean?

Psalms 78:68 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּחַר (bâchar), שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ), יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

But

choseבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

the

tribeשֵׁבֶטshêbeṭ/shay'-bet/H7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

Judah,יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâh/yeh-hoo-daw'/H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

the

mountהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

ZionצִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

which

loved.אָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

Topics

Predestination

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:68.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 12:14

But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

Deuteronomy 12:5

But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

Deuteronomy 18:5

For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

Deuteronomy 4:37

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

Exodus 24:4

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 49:10

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:68 say?

Psalms 78:68 (King James Version) reads: "But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved."

Is Psalms 78:68 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:68 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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