Psalms 78:69
He built his sanctuary like the heavens, 1 like the earth that he has established forever. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
In Context
68He chose the tribe of Judah 1 and Mount Zion that he loved. 1
70He chose David, his servant, 1 and took him from the sheepfolds. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. 1 He lifts the needy from the ash heap 1 to make them sit with princes 1 and inherit the seat of honor. 1 For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's 1 and he has set the world upon them. 1
1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of ruins, and everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss. They will ask, 'Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?'
1 Chronicles 29:19Give to Solomon my son a wholehearted desire to keep your commandments, your covenant decrees, and your statutes, and to carry out all these plans to build the palace for which I have made provision.”
2 Chronicles 3:4The length of the portico at the front of the house was twenty cubits, matching the building's width. Its height was also twenty cubits, and Solomon overlaid its interior with pure gold.
Psalms 87:1On the holy mount stands the city he founded; 1
Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, 1 and it will never be moved. 1
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 →