KJV King James Version
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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Psalm 78:68
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
WEB World English Bible
But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
ASV American Standard Version
But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,
Surrounding context — Psalm 78
65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
69 And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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Psalm 87:2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.Psalm 132:12-14If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.Genesis 49:8-10Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Ruth 4:17-22And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he [is] the father of Jesse, the father of David.1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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