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Psalm 78:68–69

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78:68He chose the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loves.

78:69He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;90

as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.91

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Footnotes

  1. 90 Heb “and he built like the exalting [ones] his sanctuary.” The phrase כְּמוֹ־רָמִים (kémo-ramim, “like the exalting [ones]”) is a poetic form of the comparative preposition followed by a participial form of the verb רוּם (rum, “be exalted”). The text should be emended to כִּמְרֹמִים (kimromim, “like the [heavenly] heights”). See Ps 148:1, where “heights” refers to the heavens above.
  2. 91 Heb “like the earth, [which] he established permanently.” The feminine singular suffix on the Hebrew verb יָסַד (yasad, “to establish”) refers to the grammatically feminine noun “earth.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but he chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loves.

He built his sanctuary like the high heavens,

like the earth, which he has founded forever.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but he chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loved.

He built his sanctuary like the heights,

like the earth that he established forever.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He chose instead the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which he loved.

He built his sanctuary like the heights,

like the earth that he established forever.

NLTNew Living Translation

He chose instead the tribe of Judah,

and Mount Zion, which he loved.

There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens,

as solid and enduring as the earth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion that he loved.

And he built his sanctuary like the heights,

like the earth that he established forever.

KJV 1900King James Version

But chose the tribe of Judah,

The mount Zion which he loved.

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces,

Like the earth which he hath established for ever.