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Psalms 132:13
Psalms 132:13 is verse 13 of Psalms chapter 132, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
King James Version
For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
World English Bible
For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation.
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Psalms 132:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible
11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
12 If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
14 “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 76:1God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
Psalms 76:2His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
Psalms 78:69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.
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
Psalms 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
Psalms 48:3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
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 87:2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.