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 made a strong promise to David. He will not change what he has promised to do. The Lord said, ‘I will put one of your sons on your throne to rule as king. 12If your sons obey my covenant and my rules, their descendants will rule for ever.’ The Lord has chosen Zion to be his home. 14He said, ‘This is where I will live for ever. This is where I want my home to be. 15I will give Zion's people everything that they need. Zion's poor people will have plenty of food to eat.

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 76:1People in Judah know who God is. He is famous in Israel.
• Psalms 78:68Instead, he chose the tribe of Judah. He chose Mount Zion, the place which he loves.
• Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
• Hebrews 12:22But as believers in Christ, you have not come to God in that way. You have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the true God who lives. You have come to the city of Jerusalem that is in heaven. There are many thousands of happy angels all together in that place.
• Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
• Psalms 68:16You high mountains, why are you jealous when you look at Zion mountain? That is the mountain where God has chosen to live. Yes, that is where the Lord will live for ever!
• Psalms 87:2The Lord loves Zion city, more than any other place where Jacob's family lives.

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