Psalms 78:69

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 also rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, 68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved. And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever. 70He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds; 71From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.

Psalms 78:69 word by word

וַיִּ֣בֶן כְּמוֹ־רָ֭מִים מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ יְסָדָ֥הּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• likeכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• the heightsרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• Like the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• which He has foundedיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Psalms 78:69

• 1 Kings 6:2As for the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits and its width twenty cubits and its height thirty cubits.
• 1 Kings 9:8And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
• 2 Chronicles 3:4The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.
• 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the temple is not for man, but for the Lord God.
• 2 Chronicles 2:9to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
• Psalms 102:25Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
• Psalms 104:5He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.
• Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap To make them sit with nobles, And inherit a seat of honor; For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He set the world on them.
• Job 26:7He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.
• Isaiah 48:13Surely My hand founded the earth, And My right hand spread out the heavens; When I call to them, they stand together.
• Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.
• Colossians 1:16For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and 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 Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, 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