Psalms 132:13

Psalms 132:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

Context of Psalms 132:13

11The Lord swore to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “One of your descendants I will set upon your throne. 12If your children will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.” For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: 14“This is My resting place forever” [says the Lord]; “Here will I dwell, for I have desired it. 15I will abundantly bless her provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Psalms 132:13 word by word

כִּֽי־בָחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה בְּצִיּ֑וֹן אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• he hath desiredאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• for his habitationמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186

Cross-references for Psalms 132:13

• Psalms 76:1God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
• Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah [as Israel’s leader], Mount Zion, which He loved [to replace Shiloh as His capital].
• Isaiah 14:32Then what answer will one give the messengers of the [Philistine] nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the afflicted of His people will seek and find refuge in it.”
• Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels [in festive gathering],
• Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
• Psalms 68:16Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks, At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.
• Psalms 87:2The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).

Commentaries on Psalms 132:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For the Lord hath chosen Zion - He has selected it as the place where he will abide; the seat of his religion. This is a new plea or argument, and shows that the psalm had reference to Zion or Jerusalem, as then in danger, or as having been in danger. See the notes at Psalm 48:1-2. He hath desired it for his habitation - A place where to abide. Its had selected this as the permanent place of his worship.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 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 though we are. God's people…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17The psalmist remembers how God chose Jerusalem and appointed the priests.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. is made on the ground of God's choice of Zion (here used for Jerusalem) as His dwelling, inasmuch as the prosperity of the kingdom was connected with that of the Church (Psa 122:8, 9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 132:13

• Church
• God
• Worship
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Clothe
• Degrees, Song of
• Habitation
• Hallel
• Kirjathjearim
• Psalms
• Ark of the Covenant
• Choose; Chosen
• David

Commentaries on Psalms 132

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings