Psalms 78:68

“But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.”

"But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved." - Psalms 78:68
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What does Psalms 78:68 mean?

Psalms 78:68 (KJV) states, "But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved." This verse is a powerful and evocative statement about God's love and favor towards the tribe of Judah and the city of Zion. It is a declaration of God's sovereignty and his choosing of a…

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The Chosen Tribe: A Reflection on God's Sovereignty and Affection

Psalms 78:68 in the King James Version declares, "But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved." This verse encapsulates a profound truth about God’s deliberate choice and affection, focusing on His sovereign will and the special designation of Judah and Mount…

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Divine Selection

O Lord, Almighty God, we come before You today with grateful hearts, reflecting on the profound truths found in Psalm 78:68, which reminds us, "But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved." We stand in awe of Your sovereignty and Your loving choices that shape…

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Psalms 78:68 - "But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved."
Psalms 68:29 - "Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee."
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon." - Psalms 68:14
"And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer." - Psalms 78:35
"They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;" - Psalms 78:10
Psalms 68:14 - "When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon."
Psalms 68:11 - "The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it."
"Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble." - Psalms 78:33
Psalms 78:18 - "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."
Psalms 78:35 - "And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer."
Psalms 68:5 - "A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
Psalms 68:15 - "The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan."
Psalms 78:47 - "He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost."
Psalms 78:10 - "They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;"
Psalms 68:26 - "Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel."
Psalms 119:68 - "Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."
Psalms 78:64 - "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 78:22 - "Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:"
"Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee." - Psalms 68:29
"He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts." - Psalms 78:48
"They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths," - Psalms 78:30
Psalms 78:61 - "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand."
Psalms 78:67 - "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:"
Psalms 68:27 - "There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali."
Psalms 68:12 - "Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil."
"And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness." - Psalms 78:17
"When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:" - Psalms 78:59
"Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil." - Psalms 68:12