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Psalm 78

Psa. 78:68 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But chose
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
the tribe
shebet (Hebrew #7626)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
KJV usage: X correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: shay'-bet
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off
of Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
k, the mount
har (Hebrew #2022)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
KJV usage: hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.
Pronounce: har
Origin: a shortened form of 2042
Zion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
l which he loved
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
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Gen. 49:10• 10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)
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Psa. 87:2• 2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob. (Psa. 87:2)

More on:

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Judah,
Mountain Mount,
Tribe,
Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Gen. 49:8‑10• 8Judah--as to thee, thy brethren will praise thee; Thy hand will be upon the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's children will bow down to thee.
 9Judah is a young lion; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stoopeth, he layeth himself down as a lion, And as a lioness: who will rouse him up?
 10The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:8‑10)
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Ruth 4:17‑22• 17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi. And they called his name Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
 18Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,
 19and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,
 20and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,
 21and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,
 22and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. (Ruth 4:17‑22)
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1 Sam. 16:1• 1And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons. (1 Sam. 16:1)
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2 Chron. 6:6• 6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel. (2 Chron. 6:6)
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Psa. 87:2• 2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob. (Psa. 87:2)
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Psa. 132:12‑14• 12If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
 13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:
 14This is my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have desired it. (Psa. 132:12‑14)
• Sovereign grace is the only resource of God if He is to bless man. All dealings, however gracious, fail of their object. He loves His people, but He has no resource for blessing them but His own grace. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 78-80” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.68-70} In sovereignty He “chose” the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion for His sanctuary, and David to feed His people. Zion thus becomes the symbol of grace, and David the type of Christ, the One through whom all the grace is ministered. (“Psalms 78” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;