JOY Psalm 132:13-16 Part 1 of 2

For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying, "This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it. I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food. I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy."

For the LORD has chosen Zion 

Exodus 15:17  "You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, LORD, you made your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established."

Psalm 48:1-2  Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

Psalm 68:16  ... why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain (Mount Bashan), at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?

he has desired it for his dwelling 

1 Kings 8:12-13  Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever."

This is my resting place for ever and ever 

Psalm 132:8  " 'Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.' "

here I will sit enthroned 

2 Samuel 6:2  He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.

Psalm 80:1  Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth ...

NOTES:

In most English translations of the Old Testament, the divine name YHWH (Yahweh) is rendered "LORD" in capital letters to distinguish it from another Hebrew word, Adonai, which is rendered "Lord" in small letters. Whenever the two names stand together they are rendered "Sovereign LORD".

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