English Standard Version
Psalms 76:2
2His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
Psalms 76:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
- New International Version (NIV)His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jerusalem is where he lives; Mount Zion is his home.
Context of Psalms 76:2
1In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. 3There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah 4Glorious are you, more majestic than the mountains full of prey.
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וַיְהִ֣י בְשָׁלֵ֣ם סֻכּ֑וֹ וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ בְצִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 76:2
- Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
- Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
- 2 Chronicles 6:6but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
- Isaiah 12:6Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."
Commentaries on Psalms 76:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2In Salem also is his tabernacle - Salem was the ancient name of Zebus, afterward called Jerusalem. Here was the tabernacle set up; but afterwards, when the temple was built on Mount Zion, there was his habitation. The Psalm was evidently composed after the building of Solomon's temple.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2In Salem also - This was the ancient name for Jerusalem, and is evidently so used here. It continued to be given to the town until the time of David, when it was called “Jerusalem.” See the notes at Isaiah 1:1. The word properly means “peace,” and is so rendered here by the Septuagint, ̓ ̓́ͅ ̔ ́ ́͂ en eirēnē ho topos autou - “his place is in peace.” There may have been an allusion here to that ancient signification of the name, as being more poetical…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3God's victory over Zion's enemies hints at his future victory over all his enemies worldwide.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-2. These well-known terms denote God's people and Church and His intimate and glorious relations to them.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 76
- 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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