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he has desired it for his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/132.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/132.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired <i>it</i> for his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/132.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired <i>it</i> for His dwelling place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/132.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it as His dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/132.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For Yahweh has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/132.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/132.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his home:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/132.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/132.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/132.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have gladly chosen Zion as your home, our LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/132.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/132.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/132.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has chosen Zion; he wants to make it his home: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/132.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion, desiring it as his dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/132.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/132.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/132.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/132.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/132.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For Yahweh has chosen Zion. He has desired it for his habitation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/132.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For YHWH has fixed on Zion, "" He has desired [it] for a seat to Himself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/132.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/132.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For Jehovah chose in Zion; for he desired it for a dwelling to himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/132.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord hath chosen Sion: he hath chosen it for his dwelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/132.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 131:13>For the Lord has chosen Zion. He has chosen it as his dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/132.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yes, the LORD has chosen Zion, desired it for a dwelling: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/132.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/132.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the LORD has been delighted with Zion; he has chosen it for his habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/132.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because LORD JEHOVAH is pleased in Zion and he chose it a dwelling place.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/132.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/132.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, <i>saying</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/132-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16650" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Remember David's Affliction</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>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.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: ḇā·ḥar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">has chosen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">Zion;</a> <a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: ’iw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">He has desired</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: lə·mō·wō·šāḇ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">it for His home:</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a></span><br />So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Zechariah 2:12</a></span><br />And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68</a></span><br />But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Psalm 68:16</a></span><br />Why 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Psalm 87:2</a></span><br />The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-35.htm">Matthew 5:35</a></span><br />or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-21</a></span><br />Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46-47</a></span><br />who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the LORD has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his habitation.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-1.htm">Psalm 76:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm <i>or</i> Song of Asaph. In Judah <i>is</i> God known: his name <i>is</i> great in Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68,69</a></b></br> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Isaiah 14:32</a></b></br> What shall <i>one</i> then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.</p><p class="hdg">he hath desired</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-3</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Psalm 68:16</a></b></br> Why leap ye, ye high hills? <i>this is</i> the hill <i>which</i> God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell <i>in it</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Psalm 87:2</a></b></br> The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/107-30.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/psalms/111-2.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/132-5.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/118-23.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/123-1.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/129-5.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/135-4.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/psalms/132-14.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/137-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/138-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/137-4.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/132-14.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-14.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 132</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">His prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">With a repetition of God's promises</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/132.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/132.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the LORD has chosen Zion;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sovereign choice of Zion, which is another name for Jerusalem. Zion holds a central place in biblical history and theology. It is the city where King David established his kingdom and where Solomon built the temple. The choice of Zion signifies God's special relationship with this location, making it a focal point for His presence and worship. This choice is not based on human merit but on divine will, reflecting God's covenantal promises to Israel. Zion is often seen as a type of the Church, the spiritual dwelling place of God, and is frequently mentioned in prophetic literature as the site of future messianic fulfillment (<a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>, <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a>).<p><b>He has desired it for His home:</b><br>This phrase indicates God's deep affection and intention to dwell in Zion. The concept of God desiring a home among His people is rooted in the idea of the tabernacle and later the temple, where God's presence was manifest. This desire reflects God's commitment to be with His people, providing a place where they can encounter Him. Theologically, this points to the incarnation of Christ, where God dwelt among humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), and ultimately to the New Jerusalem described in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a>, where God will dwell with His people eternally. The desire for Zion as His home underscores the theme of divine intimacy and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is sovereign and chooses according to His divine will.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of David, and the spiritual center of Israel. It symbolizes God's chosen dwelling place among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/davidic_covenant.htm">Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>The promise God made to David, ensuring that his lineage would continue and that his throne would be established forever, which is a backdrop to this Psalm.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a></b><br>God chooses Zion as His dwelling place, demonstrating His sovereign will and purpose. Believers can trust in God's choices and plans for their lives, knowing He desires to dwell with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_zion.htm">The Significance of Zion</a></b><br>Zion represents God's presence and His covenant faithfulness. Christians are called to be spiritual "Zion," where God dwells through the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of living as a holy and dedicated people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desiring_god's_presence.htm">Desiring God's Presence</a></b><br>Just as God desired Zion for His home, believers should cultivate a desire for God's presence in their lives. This involves regular prayer, worship, and obedience to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The choice of Zion is a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises. Christians are encouraged to remain faithful to God, trusting in His promises and His eternal plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The earthly Zion points to the heavenly reality. Believers should live with an eternal perspective, focusing on the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the New Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_132.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 132</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zion_god's_eternal_dwelling.htm">Psalm 132:13–14: How can Zion be God’s eternal dwelling when other biblical passages suggest His presence can depart certain locations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_city_of_god.htm">What defines the City of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_46_5.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 46:5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Who were Oholah and Oholibah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/132.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Zion.</span>--The dynasty of David and the location of the sanctuary at Zion are intimately associated, as in <a href="/context/psalms/78-67.htm" title="Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:">Psalm 78:67-68</a>. (Comp. <a href="/context/psalms/122-4.htm" title="Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.">Psalm 122:4-5</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/132.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.</span> Here we are brought back again to the temple. Zion, the city of David, was also "the city of the great King" (<a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a>) - the place where he had "set his Name" - which he was bound to protect and cherish. "As truly as God had chosen Zion, and made his habitation there, so certainly must he also raise up for David a branch, through which to his people concentrated there he will impart salvation" (Hengstenberg). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/132-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has chosen</span><br /><span class="heb">בָחַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zion;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִיּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has desired</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֝וָּ֗הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’iw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it for His home:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·wō·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 132:13 For Yahweh has chosen Zion (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/132-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 132:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/132-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 132:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>