Verse 68

But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

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  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
  • Ps 132:12-14 : 12 If your sons keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their sons also will sit upon your throne forever. 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: 14 'This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'
  • Gen 49:8-9 : 8 'Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, and your father's sons will bow down to you.' 9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? 10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'
  • Ruth 4:17-22 : 17 The women living there said, 'Naomi has a son!' And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule over My people Israel.'