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Psalms 78:69
69He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
Psalms 78:69 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.
Context of Psalms 78:69
67He rejected the tent of Joseph and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. 68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved. He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever. 70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; 71he brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over his people Jacob — over Israel, his inheritance.
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וַיִּ֣בֶן כְּמוֹ־רָ֭מִים מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ יְסָדָ֥הּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:69
- 1 Kings 6:2The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
- 1 Kings 9:8Though this temple is now exalted, everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff. They will say, “Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?”
- 2 Chronicles 3:4The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was thirty feet wide; its height was thirty feet; he overlaid its inner surface with pure gold.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to all the assembly, “My son Solomon — God has chosen him alone — is young and inexperienced. The task is great because the building will not be built for a human but for the Lord God.
- 2 Chronicles 2:9to prepare logs for me in abundance because the temple I am building will be great and wondrous.
- Psalms 102:25Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- Psalms 104:5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness is for all generations; you established the earth, and it stands firm.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.
- Job 26:7He stretches the northern skies over empty space; he hangs the earth on nothing.
- Isaiah 48:13My own hand founded the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them, they stood up together.
- Isaiah 51:6Look up to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like gnats. But my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will never be shattered.
- Colossians 1:16For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 69He built his sanctuary like high palaces - רמים כמו kemo ramim, which several of the Versions understand of the monoceros or rhinoceros. The temple of God at Jerusalem was the only one in the land, and stood as prominent on Mount Zion as the horn of the unicorn or rhinoceros does upon his snout. And there he established his ark, to go no more out as long as the temple should last. Before this time it was frequently in a migratory state, not only in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 69And he built his sanctuary - His holy place; that is, his tabernacle. The temple was not then built; and, when reared, it was not on Mount Zion, but on Mount Moriah. The name Zion, however, was often given to the whole city. Like high palaces - The word palaces is not in the original. The Hebrew means simply high places, like hills or mountains. The meaning is, that his sanctuary was exalted, as if it were placed on a high hill. It was a conspicuous…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 56-72Verses 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 heart. With good reason does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 68-69In the choice of Mount Zion instead of Shiloh as God’s sanctuary on earth, God moved from the north to the south (see Psalm 69).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6969. Exalted as-- high palaces--or, "mountains," and abiding as--the earth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
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