Psalms 78:68
But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
In Context
67And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
69And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
1 Samuel 16:1And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
2 Chronicles 6:6But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
Psalms 132:12If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:41-72
Judgments and Mercies; Wonders Wrought for Israel; Renewed Mercies 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among… Read the whole commentary →