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href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/78.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens, as solid and enduring as the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary like high <i>palaces</i>, like the earth which he hath established for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens], Like the earth which He has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />There he built his temple as lofty as the mountains and as solid as the earth he made to last forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath established for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He built his holy place to be like the high heavens, like the earth which he made to last for a long time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There he built his Temple like his home in heaven; he made it firm like the earth itself, secure for all time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary, high as the heavens, like the earth that he established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And builds His sanctuary as a high place, "" Like the earth, He founded it for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will build his holy place as of buffaloes, as the earth he founded it forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary as of unicorns, in the land which he founded for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:69>And he built up his sanctuary, like a single-horned beast, in the land that he founded for all ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He built his shrine like the heavens, like the earth which he founded forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary on a high place, and he established it upon the earth for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He built his holy place upon the height and he prepared it in the Earth for eternity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He hath founded for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he built his sanctuary as <i>the place</i> of unicorns; he founded it for ever on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-69.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=9919" 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/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">68</span>But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. <span class="reftext">69</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">He built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·dā·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">His sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rā·mîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">the heights,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: kə·’e·reṣ (Prep-k:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">like the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yə·sā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">He has established</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">70</span>He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;…<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="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1-38</a></span><br />In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. / The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1-14</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. / The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-17.htm">Exodus 15:17</a></span><br />You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-13.htm">1 Kings 8:13</a></span><br />I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-5.htm">2 Chronicles 2:5-6</a></span><br />The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. / But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">2 Chronicles 7:16</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26-28</a></span><br />And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. / My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. / Then the nations will know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is among them forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Hebrews 8:2</a></span><br />and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established for ever.</p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a></b></br> And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof <i>was</i> threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty <i>cubits</i>, and the height thereof thirty cubits.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-8.htm">1 Kings 9:8</a></b></br> And at this house, <i>which</i> is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></b></br> And the porch that <i>was</i> in the front <i>of the house</i>, the length <i>of it was</i> according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height <i>was</i> an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.</p><p class="hdg">high</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">1 Chronicles 29:1,19</a></b></br> Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, <i>is yet</i> young and tender, and the work <i>is</i> great: for the palace <i>is</i> not for man, but for the LORD God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">2 Chronicles 2:9</a></b></br> Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build <i>shall be</i> wonderful great.</p><p class="hdg">earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Psalm 102:25</a></b></br> Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens <i>are</i> the work of thy hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a></b></br> <i>Who</i> laid the foundations of the earth, <i>that</i> it should not be removed for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-90.htm">Psalm 119:90,91</a></b></br> Thy faithfulness <i>is</i> unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth… </p><p class="hdg">established.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/75-9.htm">Age</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/job/27-18.htm">Built</a> <a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/72-3.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/48-13.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Sanctuary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Built</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/89-14.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/95-4.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/122-7.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/psalms/96-6.htm">Sanctuary</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 78</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.</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'; 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The "heights" symbolize majesty, grandeur, and divine presence, suggesting that the sanctuary is exalted and set apart. In biblical context, mountains and high places are frequently associated with divine encounters, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the Law (Exodus 19) and Mount Zion, the location of the temple (<a href="/psalms/48.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a>). The temple's design and construction, as described in <a href="/1_kings/6.htm">1 Kings 6</a>, reflect the heavenly pattern shown to David and Solomon, indicating its divine origin and purpose. The sanctuary serves as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God among men (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>, <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>).<p><b>like the earth He has established forever</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the permanence and stability of God's creation, drawing a parallel between the enduring nature of the earth and the sanctuary. The earth's establishment is a testament to God's sovereign power and faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> and <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5</a>. The sanctuary, like the earth, is meant to be a lasting testament to God's presence and covenant with His people. This permanence is echoed in the New Testament, where the church is described as a spiritual house and temple (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>, <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a>), signifying the eternal nature of God's kingdom. The imagery of the earth also points to the new creation promised in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-3</a>, where God's dwelling will be with humanity forever, fulfilled in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The primary actor in this verse, God is depicted as the builder of His sanctuary, emphasizing His role as Creator and Sustainer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary</a></b><br>Refers to the holy place where God dwells among His people, symbolizing His presence and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/heights.htm">Heights</a></b><br>This term suggests the grandeur and majesty of God's creation, often associated with mountains or high places that signify strength and permanence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>Represents the physical world that God has established, highlighting His power and the enduring nature of His creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, Israel is the nation for whom the sanctuary was built, serving as a central place of worship and covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty and Creation</a></b><br>Recognize God's authority as the Creator who establishes both the physical and spiritual realms.<br><br>Reflect on the permanence of God's creation as a testament to His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_sanctuary.htm">The Significance of the Sanctuary</a></b><br>Understand the sanctuary as a symbol of God's presence and His desire to dwell among His people.<br><br>Consider how the sanctuary points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who is the true temple.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_foundations.htm">Eternal Foundations</a></b><br>Trust in the eternal nature of God's promises and His unshakeable kingdom.<br><br>Live with the assurance that God's plans and purposes are established forever.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_reverence.htm">Worship and Reverence</a></b><br>Approach worship with reverence, acknowledging the holiness and majesty of God.<br><br>Cultivate a heart that seeks God's presence, both individually and corporately.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_102_claim_divine_help.htm">How can the author of Psalm 102 claim divine intervention in his personal plight, given the lack of archeological evidence confirming such events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_escape_divine_judgment_anywhere.htm">Amos 9:2-3 - Is it scientifically plausible for no one to evade divine judgment even in the depths of the sea or highest mountains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_the_wicked_prosper_in_divine_justice.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 implies that the wicked might sometimes prosper; how does that align with other biblical promises of divine justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_95_4-5_align_with_science.htm">How does Psalm 95:4-5 align with modern scientific findings that the earth took billions of years to form, rather than being instantly created?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(69) <span class= "bld">He built.</span>--The first clause is vague, but evidently the poet is drawing attention to the grandeur and solidity of the Temple. Perhaps, <span class= "ital">high as heaven</span>--<span class= "ital">firm as earth.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 69.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he built his sanctuary like high palaces</span>; rather, <span class="accented">like the heights.</span> The "heights of heaven" (<a href="/job/11-8.htm">Job 11:8</a>; <a href="/job/22-12.htm">Job 22:12</a>) are probably meant. <span class="cmt_word">Like the earth which he hath established forever;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> lofty as heaven, stable and firmly fixed as earth. The ultimate fate of the sanctuary is mercifully hidden from the psalmist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-69.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">He built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֣בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·dā·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heights,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭מִים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has established</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסָדָ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:69 He built his sanctuary like the heights (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:68"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:68" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-70.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:70"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:70" /></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>