Psalms 78:68

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Psalms 78:66–70 · Berean Standard Bible

66 He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.

70 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Genesis 49:8

Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

Genesis 49:10

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

Ruth 4:17

The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Ruth 4:18

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Ruth 4:19

Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,

Ruth 4:20

Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,

Ruth 4:21

Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,

Ruth 4:22

Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.

1 Samuel 16:1

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

Psalms 87:2

The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

Psalms 132:12

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.”

Psalms 132:13

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

Psalms 132:14

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.