Psalms 132:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:”
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BSBPD
“For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired <FI>it<Fi> for a seat to Himself,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 132:13 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 11:13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:16For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.
- Ezra 1:3Whoever among you belongs to His people, may his God be with him, and may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Psalms 68:16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
- Psalms 76:1God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
- Psalms 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
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