Psalms

Psalm 78:68–70

⁶⁸But He chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which He loved.

⁶⁹He built His sanctuary like the heights,

like the earth He has established forever.

⁷⁰He chose David His servant

and took him from the sheepfolds;

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But He chose	וַ֭יִּבְחַר	way·yiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
the tribe	שֵׁ֣בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Mount	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zion	צִ֝יּ֗וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He loved	אָהֵֽב׃	’ā·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He built	וַיִּ֣בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
His sanctuary	מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ	miq·dā·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
like	כְּמוֹ־	kə·mōw-	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
the heights	רָ֭מִים	rā·mîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
like the earth	כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ	kə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
He has established	יְסָדָ֥הּ	yə·sā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He chose	וַ֭יִּבְחַר	way·yiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
David	בְּדָוִ֣ד	bə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
His servant	עַבְדּ֑וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and took him	וַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ	way·yiq·qā·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
from the sheepfolds	מִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת	mim·miḵ·lə·’ōṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4356 pen

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:68 Psalm 87:2 · Genesis 49:8–10 · Psalm 132:12–14

Psalm 78:69 1 Kings 6:1–38 · Isaiah 51:6

Psalm 78:70 1 Samuel 16:11–12 · Acts 13:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.