God’s Word Translation
Psalms 78:69
69He built his holy place to be like the high heavens, like the earth which he made to last for a long time.
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. He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, 68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved. He built his holy place to be like the high heavens, like the earth which he made to last for a long time. 70He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens. 71He brought him from tending the ewes that had lambs so that David could be the shepherd of the people of Jacob, of Israel, the people who belonged to the Lord.
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וַיִּ֣בֶן כְּמוֹ־רָ֭מִים מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ יְסָדָ֥הּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:69
- 1 Kings 6:2The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
- 1 Kings 9:8Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled. They will gasp and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
- 2 Chronicles 3:4The entrance hall in front of ⌞the main room⌟ was 30 feet wide (the same as the width of the temple) and 30 feet high. He covered its inside walls with pure gold.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. Yet, the work is important because this palace is not for a person but for the Lord God.
- 2 Chronicles 2:9They’ll prepare plenty of lumber for me, because the temple I want to build will be large and astonishing.
- Psalms 102:25Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth. Even the heavens are the works of your hands.
- Psalms 104:5You set the earth on its foundations so that it can never be shaken.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation. You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
- Job 26:7“He stretches out his heavens over empty space. He hangs the earth on nothing whatsoever.
- Isaiah 48:13My hand laid the foundation of the earth. My right hand stretched out the heavens. When I call for them, they both stand.
- Isaiah 51:6Look at the sky. Look at the earth below. The sky will vanish like smoke. The earth will wear out like clothing, and those who live there will die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will never fail.
- Colossians 1:16He created all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. Whether they are kings or lords, rulers or powers— everything has been created through him and for him.
- Revelation 20:11I saw a large, white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence, but 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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