Psalms 78:69
And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
In Context
68But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
70He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
1 Kings 9:8And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
1 Chronicles 29:19And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.
2 Chronicles 3:4And the covered way in front of the house was twenty cubits long, as wide as the house, and a hundred and twenty cubits high, all plated inside with the best gold.
Psalms 87:1Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song. This house is resting on the holy mountain.
Psalms 104:5He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and 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 →