Psalms 132:13 · KJV
“For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired {it} for his habitation.”
— Psalms 132:13
If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
This {is} my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Psalms 132 — Context
The LORD hath sworn {in} truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. {body: Heb. belly}
12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired {it} for his habitation.
14This {is} my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. {abundantly: or, surely}
Cross References
Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Psalms 78:68-69
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
Psalms 87:2
The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Psalms 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? {this is} the hill {which} God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell {in it} for ever.
Psalms 76:1-2
[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm {or} Song of Asaph.] In Judah {is} God known: his name {is} great in Israel. {chief...: or, overseer} {of: or, for}
Isaiah 14:32
What shall {one} then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. {trust...: or, betake themselves unto it}
Psalms 48:1-3
[A Song {and} Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Great {is} the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, {in} the mountain of his holiness. {for: or, of}