KJV King James Version
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.
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Psalm 132:13
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
WEB World English Bible
For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
ASV American Standard Version
For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,
Surrounding context — Psalm 132
10 For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
11 The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.
14 This [is] my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
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Psalm 78:68-69But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Psalm 87:2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.Psalm 68:16Why leap ye, ye high hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.Psalm 76:1-2To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. In Judah [is] God known: his name [is] great in Israel.Psalm 48:1-3A Song [and] Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, [in] the mountain of his holiness.Isaiah 14:32What shall [one] then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
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